Becky Bradley has more than 20 years of experience in city, regional, economic development, historic preservation and transportation planning, including experience in small town revitalization, roadway redesign and trail construction. She has been the Executive Director of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) since August 2013 and is leading the update of the region’s $4.4 billion regional transportation planning program, as well as balancing the needs of the Lehigh Valley’s rapidly growing population through the LVPC’s county planning responsibilities. The LVPC in 2020 adopted Walk/RollLV, the region’s first ever bicycle and pedestrian masterplan and in 2019 adopted FutureLV: The Regional Plan, which is designed to serve as a blueprint carrying the region to 2050 and beyond. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, she helped forge a partnership with Lehigh County and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia to do an analysis of Lehigh Valley residents most at risk of losing their jobs or homes, to enable government leaders to direct county and federal aid to the neighborhoods where it was needed most.
Prior to joining the LVPC, Bradley was the Director of Planning, Codes and Development at the City of Easton, where she was instrumental in the more than $500 million revitalization of the community, including the addition of the Lehigh Valley’s first sculpture trail, the state’s first road diet and the opening of more than 60 restaurants and shops.
In 2021, she was given the Walter Scheiber Leadership Award, by the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC), for her innovative leadership in regional planning, and in 2023 was awarded NARC’s Tom Bradley Award, for leadership and excellence of an elected or appointed official in advocating for regional concepts.
She holds a Bachelor of Science, Historic Preservation degree from Southeast Missouri State University and a Master of City Planning degree from University of Pennsylvania.