Keystone Crossroads Archive
How do Pennsylvania’s post-industrial cities reinvent themselves?
A new Keystone Crossroads TV special explores communities reinventing themselves using historical legacies and new resources. ...
10 years ago
Lancaster County has more sprawl than planners had hoped
…and why those planners say that’s a problem. The Lancaster County Planning Commission just came out with a repo ...
10 years ago
For foreign investors, funding Allentown development is a ticket to the U.S.
Allentown is exchanging development dollars for green cards using a federal program called EB-5 visas. Downtown Allentown lo ...
10 years ago
In case you missed it: This week’s good reads about Pennsylvania cities
Election Day is over. The results are in for recommended urban reading. Mayoral races and cases With a population of a ...
10 years ago
In case you missed it: This week’s good reads about Pennsylvania cities
Election Day is over. The results are in for recommended urban reading. Mayoral races and cases With a population of a ...
10 years ago
Ideas Worth Stealing: A competition to bring urban innovation to forgotten properties
Urban design competitions can bring international talent and innovative ideas to cities — should Pa. cities consider hosting such compe ...
10 years ago
Lancaster lawmaker calling for closer look at economic development program numbers
Pennsylvania’s CRIZ is meant to leverage hundreds of millions of dollars toward new development for communities. Pennsylvania’ ...
10 years ago
ListenAltoona electing first full-time mayor in decades
When the candidates in the Altoona mayor’s race met for a debate, they had to do something unusual: explain the position they are r ...
10 years ago
In case you missed it: This week’s good reads about Pennsylvania cities
This week’s urban reads are brought to you by the letter “B.” Bridge to somewhere ...
10 years ago
In case you missed it: This week’s good reads about Pennsylvania cities
This week’s urban reads are brought to you by the letter “B.” Bridge to somewhere ...
10 years ago
Manayunk Bridge reopens as a trail and a symbol of a changing economy
Ever since it opened in 1918, the Manayunk Bridge has been iconic, a symbol for its namesake section of Philadelphia. Iconic. ...
10 years ago
ListenEven as a distressed city’s government recovers, Main Street doesn’t always follow
As Clairton petitions the state to exit Act 47, many residents point to a disconnect between the recovery of the local government and Mai ...
10 years ago
ListenCan ‘predictive policing’ software help city police prevent crime?
A growing number of police departments are using software programs that companies claim can predict where crime is going to happen. < ...
10 years ago
ListenMarcellus Shale housing assistance program expanded statewide
A real estate tax will be used to improve housing affordability and accessibility across the state. The Pennsylvania Housing ...
11 years ago
In case you missed it: This week’s good reads about Pennsylvania cities
The Friday forecast is for a beautiful fall weekend and interesting urban reads. Walkable safer citiesGil Penalosa, founder ...
11 years ago
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