Valley View: A tale of three cities' town-and-gown tensions (Episode 37)




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Summary: A group of Easton residents is suing the city government for approving zoning changes that would allow Lafayette College to expand student housing farther into town. It's the tipping point of Easton's own dance with town-and-gown tensions -- a delicate dance common to towns reckoning with growth pressures from their anchor institutions. This week: A tale of three cities -- Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton. We visit each to glance at the relationships between the local population and the ever-changing college population. Valley View is a product of The Morning Call in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and is sponsored by the Lehigh Center for Clinical Research. Kayla Dwyer is the host and producer.