City of Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM WINS 2018 INSURIFY GREENEST CITIES AWARD. Award winners were determined by a nationwide analysis of household vehicular carbon footprints, based on data submitted to the Insurify insurance comparison website. The analysis was based on over 1.5 million vehicles, and factored in fuel efficiency, engine type, annual mileage, commuting patterns, and count of cars per household. It identified the communities in each state with the lowest average environmental impact score. “Statistics show that cars represent one of the single greatest sources of polluting emissions in the United States,” said Snejina Zacharia, CEO of Insurify. “These awards recognize the cities in each state that have the lowest average household impact on the environment, based on vehicle choice and driving habits.” For a full list of 2018 Greenest City Award winners visit https://insurify.com/insights/greenest-city-awards/

Please take a moment to fill out, CITY OF BETHLEHEM, LEHIGH UNIVERSITY & MORAVIAN COLLEGE TAKING PART IN OPTIMAL COLLEGE TOWN GOWN ASSESSMENT/SURVEY: The City of Bethlehem, along with partners Lehigh University and Moravian College, has been selected to participate in the Optimal College Town Gown Assessment, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Municipal League. The Optimal College Town Assessment (OCTA) is designed to measure campus and community member perceptions of one another. Scores generated by the OCTA take the guesswork out of understanding town-gown relationships. City residents, college students, employees of both Lehigh and Moravian and other community stakeholders are being asked to access the brief survey through the city’s website at Bethlehem-pa.gov and weigh in on issues ranging from partnerships and initiatives to underage drinking. “The value of this study is that it is a data driven way to implement new policies and projects that impact both the residents and educational institutions in our city”, said Mayor Robert Donchez. “We are fortunate to have a terrific partnership with both Lehigh and Moravian, and these study results will help us enhance that relationship.” Once data is collected and analyzed, Bethlehem will engage in a mobilization phase, in which community priorities and concerns are reviewed and then used to plan and implement an engagement strategy specifically tailored to the perceptions and needs of the City’s town-gown relationship. The survey has three options, depending on if the respondent is more closely affiliated with Lehigh, with Moravian or is not particularly affiliated with either. All residents, college and university employees, stakeholders, and students are encouraged to take the survey located at https://www.collegetownassessment.com/survey/bethlehem-pa. For those affiliated or located near either Lehigh or Moravian, please use the following links: https://www.collegetownassessment.com/survey/lehigh https://www.collegetownassessment.com/survey/moravian

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