Keystone Crossroads Archive
In case you missed it: This week’s good reads about Pennsylvania cities
What we’ve learned about Pennsylvania cities in 2015. A hint: we share a lot of the same challenges and opportunities. ...
10 years ago
A fix for ex-offender housing difficulties faces uncertainty
Union County’s controversial Justice Bridge Housing Program got some good results, but funding fell off and its future is uncertain ...
10 years ago
ListenOne Street Philadelphia: Montgomery Avenue
UPDATED: Montgomery Ave. shows the extremes of Philly. Census data show a wide range of incomes along the street. See what that means in ...
10 years ago
One Street Scranton: North Washington Avenue
I think you can learn a lot about a household just by taking a peek into the kitchen. ...
10 years ago
One Street Pittsburgh: Penn Avenue
Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh is a major arterial street that cuts through starkly different neighborhoods. ...
10 years ago
Ideas Worth Stealing: How to recruit more landlords to work with Section 8 tenants
Smart marketing, rent and security deposit guarantees, and overall efficiency can help convince landlords to work with the program. < ...
10 years ago
How parking rules can destroy walkability
The city of Ottawa says policies requiring developers to build a certain number of parking spots can have consequences for urban planning ...
10 years ago
No, not that budget: Cities hammer out their 2016 finances
It’s budget time in the city. See which municipalities are raising taxes and which are cutting services. If you’ve bee ...
10 years ago
Capital city corruption case heading back to court
Former Mayor Stephen Reed remains the only person charged in the state Attorney General’s office investigation into Harrisburg̵ ...
10 years ago
In case you missed it: This week’s good reads from Pennsylvania cities
This week we look to the force of community initiatives in the Keystone State. “Always pass on what you have learned” ...
10 years ago
Blame pension problems on the ancient Romans, and other lessons from 2015
The highlights of Keystone Crossroads’ coverage this year, in no particular order. The highlights of ...
10 years ago
Pennsylvania population growth remains slow, steady
Pennsylvania has gained about 100,000 new residents in the past five years. New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bu ...
10 years ago
Community colleges benefit Pa. cities. Why doesn’t Erie have one?
Erie is preparing it’s workforce for the return of industry. But a traditional community college isn’t part of the equation y ...
10 years ago
ListenSection 8 vouchers can help low-income renters, but finding housing is difficult
Section 8 voucher caps limit participants from renting in high-opportunity areas, and that’s a problem. ...
10 years ago
ListenTax credits help build affordable housing, but they expire. Should Pennsylvania worry?
In Pennsylvania, affordable housing units funded through tax credits will likely stay affordable even as the tax credit restrictions expi ...
10 years ago
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