
Keystone Crossroads Archive
In Allentown, revitalizing a city under federal investigation
We checked in to see how Allentown’s revitalization is going and whether the city’s recent political troubles have changed th ...
9 years ago
ListenIn case you missed it: This week’s best reads from Pennsylvania cities
Four-day weeks always seem longer, don’t they? Biking ICYMI, May 20th was National Bike to Work Day. But for some com ...
9 years ago
Ideas Worth Stealing: The Idaho stop
Let bicyclists roll through stop signs when there is no traffic. Many bicyclists, especially in urban areas, choose to ride on sid ...
9 years ago
Philadelphia gets $75,000 to address racial inequality, workforce development
Philadelphia is one of five cities awarded the grant from the nonprofit Living Cities. Philadelphia will use the grant, from the n ...
9 years ago
Ideas Worth Stealing: Making leaders and strategies to empower urban communities
The problem with a lot of community planning is that it ignores the community. Experts parachute in, hold a bunch of engagement se ...
9 years ago
A ‘Rust Belt Boy’ reflects on changing hometown
A new book tells a nostalgic tale of growing up in Ambridge, Pa. Everything you need to know about Ambridge, Pennsylvania is in th ...
9 years ago
ListenDozens of Pa. school districts face tougher time borrowing after budget impasse
Dozens of Pennsylvania’s most distressed school districts are finding it harder to borrow money. Dozens of Pennsylvania̵ ...
9 years ago
In case you missed it: This week’s best reads from Pennsylvania cities
Housing and politics, everyone’s favorite topics of conversation. Gimme shelter ...
9 years ago
Views on ‘equity’ clash in new Pa. school funding formula
One advocacy group says proceeding as planned will continue to shortchange many school districts. Education advocates across Penns ...
9 years ago
ListenState plan on aging reveals gaps, challenges of serving seniors
Four-year strategic plan addresses aging in place and caregivers, among others. Every four years, the state of Pennsylvania ...
9 years ago
Joining vast majority of states, Pa. adopts school funding formula
The House and Senate have agreed to lock in a plan that Governor Wolf says he’ll sign. Pennsylvania will soon join the overw ...
9 years ago
ListenDepartment of Human Services calls for more affordable housing in Pa.
The agency wants to provide more housing for people with disabilities, move people from institutions into apartments, and gather data on ...
9 years ago
Ideas Worth Stealing: Cooperate — or create a crisis
Community planning and leadership are increasingly critical as dysfunction snowballs in Harrisburg and Washington, specialists say. ...
9 years ago
A garden, a redevelopment plan, and a fight over who owns a neighborhood in Philadelphia
A group of gardeners in North Philadelphia have gotten the city’s public housing authority to negotiate with them. Tommy Jos ...
9 years ago
ListenPennsylvania funds 14 local revitalization projects
Towns and cities across the state are getting help rebuilding commercial districts and community. Last week, Governor Tom Wolf ...
9 years ago
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