The Morning Call staffer Tracy Jordan writes in the July 24, 2007, edition of her publication that the Federal Transit Administration has “ordered a review for Riverwalk.”

She quotes the chairman of the Easton Parking Authority, Lou “Mr. Easton” Ferrone, as saying  “The authority will proceed with it construction plans. It will be up to LANTA [Lehigh and Northampton Transit Authority] to satisfy the Federal Transit Administration’s requirements for an environmental assessment.”

In other words, Mr. Easton and his parking authority plan to position cranes in the upper-level parking lot behind the Governor George Wolf building and build Riverwalk from the top down - a constraint imposed by the fact that the LANTA bus terminal, or intermodal, forms the ground-level foundation on top of which Riverwalk’s developer, Arcadia Properties, would build 147 luxury condominiums, a high-end shopping center, and a  parking garage capable of accommodating 500-plus vehicles.