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Keystone Crossroads

Keystone Crossroads Archive

 Passengers wait to board an Amtrak train at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.  Pennsylvanians wants more train routes and more frequent trains on existing routes. Those proposals will take time and money. (AP File Photo/Alex Brandon)
Keystone Crossroads

For expanding passenger rail in Pa., there’s high demand but no high-speed options

Pennsylvanians wants more train routes, and more frequent trains on existing routes. Those proposals will take time and money. Pen ...

9 years ago

 Pittsburgh joins Philadelphia (pictured) and State College in adding ‘source of income’ to the list of protected classes under fair housing laws (Jessica Kourkounis/for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads

New Pittsburgh ordinance bars discrimination against Section 8 renters

Pittsburgh joins Philadelphia and State College in adding ‘source of income’ to the list of protected classes under fair housing laws ...

9 years ago

 Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads

Capitol recap: Latest DCED audit shows sluggish, unaccountable state bureaucracy

State auditors have no plan for following up their scathing assessment of programs meant to help Pennsylvanians who are homeless or at ri ...

9 years ago

 Nymiura Lee stands in the third floor bedroom of her grandparents home in North Philadelphia.  Conditions in the home became so bad the family had to move out.  (WHYY/Lindsay Lazarski)
Keystone Crossroads

In case you missed: This week’s good reads about Pennsylvania cities

Home. Home for refugees, immigrants and the launch of Keystone Crossroads’ housing series. Home. Home for refugees, immigran ...

9 years ago

 Krista Schneider/Courtesy of Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress
Keystone Crossroads

Report: The past decade has been rough for Pennsylvania cities

Income and housing values dropped as the poverty rate and food stamp use increased in most Pennsylvania cities, according to a recent rep ...

9 years ago

 Protesters gather in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Keystone Crossroads

Explainer: A court decision means that in housing discrimination cases, outcomes matter as much as intent

The decision affirms a community’s right to sue a city or a housing authority if it sees a policy creating unfair housing patterns. ...

9 years ago

(Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

Explainer: How zoning laws impact housing costs and income inequality

Segregation happens for many reasons, and zoning laws have play ...

9 years ago

 New construction next to an older rowhome on a Philadelphia block. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads

Housing jargon, explained

In reporting Locked out: Pa. has a housing problem,  we came across some pretty wonkish terms. Here’s a shortcut to under ...

9 years ago

 Nymiura Lee stands on the third floor of her grandparents' home in North Philadelphia. The conditions in the home became too dangerous for the family to stay.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

Pennsylvania’s houses are old — and that’s a problem for everyone

Some homes are filled with lead paint and ancient wiring. Others are simply falling apart wit ...

9 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads

Explainer video: How much you need to earn to afford a one-bedroom apartment in Pennsylvania

On average, $14.21 an hour. $14.21 an hour is the amount you’d have to earn, on average, to afford a “modest” on ...

9 years ago

 Selena and James Strothers with their grandson, in front of their new home in the Skyline Terrace redevelopment in Pittsburgh. (Irina Zhorov/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads

A federal pilot program allows local housing authorities more autonomy. Is that a good thing?

Pennsylvania housing authorities have used a pilot program’s flexibility to redevelop public housing. A look at its benefits, criti ...

9 years ago

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 A pair of Jordan’s hang from a wire on Bethlehem’s southside.  The struggling neighborhood has long lived in the shadow of Bethlehem Steel and Lehigh University. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

In one neighborhood, some push for change while others resist

Developer Dennis Benner has big plans for the area surrounding Lehigh University in south Bethlehem. Developer Dennis Benner has ...

9 years ago

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 Gentrification is a bit more complex than many people realize. And not every cute corner coffee shop is a harbinger of large-scale community collapse. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads

Explainer: What is gentrification?

Evil force or necessary road to economic improvement? Maybe something in between. Take a run-down, low-income neighborhood in any ...

9 years ago

 Ramona DiMassimo and Elvis have found their new home thanks to PHARE funding. (Eleanor Klibanoff/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads

Shale region housing assistance program gets statewide rollout

A lack of affordable, accessible, appealing housing plagues many communities across the state. The legislature recently found a way to he ...

9 years ago

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 Farhan Al Qadri and his family fled for Jordan after he said 70 to 80 mortars exploded near their home in Daraa, Syria.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

What’s changed in the refugee resettlement hub of Lancaster

Things have changed for people who resettle refugees, and their clients. Even in states like Pennsylvania, where the governor supports re ...

9 years ago

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