The Northwest Corridor is a neighborhood on the northwestern corner of

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population amon ...

. With an overall distance of , this planned corridor links key socioeconomic, commercial, industrial, and civic developments within the city and in the nearby suburbs of East Hempfield Township and Manheim Township. Many of Lancaster's amenities are located in the Northwest Corridor, to include

Franklin & Marshall College Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) is a private liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It employs 175 full-time faculty members and has a student body of approximately 2,400 full-time students. It was founded upon the merger of Fran ...

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Lancaster General Health, and

Clipper Magazine Stadium Clipper Magazine Stadium is a baseball park located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the Northwest Corridor (Lancaster), Northwest Corridor neighborhood. It is the home of the Lancaster Barnstormers, the city's Atlantic League of Professional Baseb ...

—home to the

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of the

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. The Northwest Corridor is further subdivided by the Stadium District and the Northwest Gateway Project. A short

rail trail A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetcar ...

called Northwest Corridor Linear Park occupies of

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between Harrisburg Avenue and Lemon Street. The Northwest Corridor features two main arteries that unify the three most highly-populated areas of Lancaster County. Harrisburg Pike is the major thoroughfare that connects Lancaster to the

Park City Center Park City Center is a shopping mall located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and is the largest enclosed shopping center in Lancaster County. It is situated at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and Harrisburg Pike. The mall has over 170 stores and the ...

shopping mall, as well as East Hempfield to important services and attractions within the city limits.

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connects Lancaster to Manheim, a nearby suburban township with significant commercial and industrial development.

Redevelopment

The Redevelopment Authority of Lancaster County planned the large-scale urban renewal of the Northwest Corridor for $75-million starting with the building of Clipper Magazine Stadium in 2003. Lancaster General Health and Franklin & Marshall College followed with their own massive building projects, expanding their campuses northward. Franklin & Marshall acquired the property once occupied by

Armstrong World Industries Armstrong World Industries, Inc. is a Pennsylvania corporation incorporated in 1891. It is an international designer and manufacturer of walls and ceilings. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, AWI has a global manufacturing network of 26 facilities ...

, a landfill, and a decommissioned rail yard. The

Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) is a private liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It employs 175 full-time faculty members and has a student body of approximately 2,400 full-time students. It was founded upon the merger of Frankli ...

football team opened their new home, Shadek Stadium, in 2017 on the former Armstrong site.

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