
Keystone Crossroads Archive
Harrisburg offers ambitious proposals to minimize lead exposure in Pa. cities
Eight laws have been proposed from the House and the Senate over the past two days. Surrounded by state health officials and fello ...
9 years ago
Capitol recap: Why Sunbury’s police scandal matters
Police problems in 10,000-person coal region city stem from policy lapses that aren’t uncommon in Pennsylvania municipalities. ...
9 years ago
ListenThe ambitious public housing plan to remake an entire Philadelphia neighborhood
And what these large-scale redevelopment projects mean for a community. Video by Bastiaan Slabbers/for NewsWorks Cities are ...
9 years ago
Utilities don’t know where lead pipes are, and water testing offers limited safety assurances
Even if a community water system’s test results meet EPA standards under the Lead and Copper Rule, it doesn’t mean every home’s wat ...
9 years ago
ListenScranton settles on payment terms for 2011 union judgement
The city negotiated lower interest rates and pension reform. On Friday, Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright announced that a settlement ...
9 years ago
In case you missed it: This week’s best reads from Pennsylvania cities
A lot of Pittsburgh news — with lessons for the rest of the state, too. A city for all? ...
9 years ago
Ideas Worth Stealing: Inclusionary zoning to grow affordable housing
Inclusionary zoning encourages developers to set aside a certain number of units in a project as affordable housing. In Bost ...
9 years ago
Explainer: How the state monitors a child who has elevated blood lead levels
It depends on how much lead is in the child’s blood. In Pennsylvania, ...
9 years ago
How cities are using “reverse auctions” to save money
And why some companies say the auctions could backfire. Think, for a minute, about everything it takes to keep a city running. You ...
9 years ago
Lawmakers: More oversight for Pennsylvania’s municipal authorities
Many of the commonwealth’s roughly 2,000 authorities manage essential public assets like water and sewer systems. Basically, ...
9 years ago
Pennsylvania comes up short on funding for lead testing and cleanup
Nearby states outspend Pennsylvania when it comes to lead. Before Flint, Michigan’s water crisis brought lead back to the fo ...
9 years ago
In case you missed it: The week’s best reads from Pennsylvania cities
Changing cities, changing state. Lead, cont. We’ve been throwing a lot of lead information ...
9 years ago
In case you missed it: The week’s best reads from Pennsylvania cities
Changing cities, changing state. Lead, cont. We’ve been throwing a lot of lead information ...
9 years ago
Pennsylvania pension systems say they’ve cut management fees
Pennsylvania’s two large public-sector pension systems say they’ve reduced their investment management fees by millions of do ...
9 years ago
In Pittsburgh, a frank conversation about what ‘livable city’ means
As Pittsburgh revitalizes, who are the changes benefitting? Last night, NPR and Keystone Crossroads partner WESA hosted Goin ...
9 years ago
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