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 A passenger boards a Port Authority of Allegheny County bus in Pittsburgh.

 (Ryan Loew/WESA)
Keystone Crossroads

Pittsburgh transit authority is trying to make it easier to ride the bus

The regional transit authority is overhauling its transit mapping system. Have you ever tried to take a city bus without planning ...

10 years ago

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 Philipsburg fire chief Jeff Harris said it's harder to recruit new volunteer firefighters these days than when he began as a volunteer 36 years ago. (Kate Lao Shaffner/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads

Sounding the alarm for volunteer firefighters

 Volunteer fire departments in Pennsylvania are hurting for funds and volunteers. But th ...

10 years ago

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 State funding for school districts in Pennsylvania. (Data visualization by Rachel Feierman)
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Which Pa. school districts get the highest percentage of aid from the state?

If you guessed Philadelphia, you’d be dead wrong. Fifth in an occasional ...

10 years ago

 A pedestrian passes into the light from beneath City Hall in Philadelphia, Pa.. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads

How can Pennsylvania cities prepare for their aging populations?

A new report outlines the challenges cities face when it comes to aging populations and offers policy recommendations to local government ...

10 years ago

 Trivia: can you identify this Pennsylvania city and landmark? (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

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

Happy Friday! Here’s our roundup of this week’s recommended reading:   Education Here’s the l ...

10 years ago

 Top 10 Pennsylvania municipalities ranked by their pensions' unfunded actuarial liability per capita as of 2013. Source: Keystone Crossroads analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Pennsylvania Public Employees Retirement Commission
Keystone Crossroads

Capitol recap: In a state with local underfunded pensions, not everywhere is equal

Public employee retirement funds are indeed worse off in urban areas, but there are a few things you should know. Some rural and s ...

10 years ago

 Students play hopscotch outside of Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary, a K-4 neighborhood school in Philadelphia, Pa.  (Photograph by Jessica Kourkounis)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

What does a state education formula do?

Political and legal pressure for a state education formula is mounting. A statewide coalition of advocacy groups is pushing Harrisburg to ...

10 years ago

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Students change classes at a public school in Pennsylvania. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

How is special education paid for in Pennsylvania public schools?

School districts complain that the amounts have not kept up with costs. In 2014, the state modestly increased funding while making some c ...

10 years ago

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 Philadelphia launched its bike share program, Indego, with 300 bicycles at 60 stations around the city. Mayor Nutter said the city plans to increase to 2,000 bikes at 180 docking stations. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

How smaller cities should think differently about bike share

For smaller Pa. cities like Harrisburg and Lancaster, there are some unique challenges to consider when planning and implementing bike sh ...

10 years ago

 Dr. Farshad Rajabipour works in the Penn State Civil Infrastructure Testing and Evaluation Laboratory. (Chanukah Christie/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads

At Penn State, researchers looking for the next big thing in infrastructure

They’re trying to make it safer, less expensive, and longer-lasting. On the surface, Dr. Farshad Rajabipour’s job migh ...

10 years ago

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 Caution tape marks the verge of a bridge replacement in Curtin Township in Centre County on Route 1002. (Kelly Tunney/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads

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

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for our roundup of recommended reading from this week. Don’t miss our TV prog ...

10 years ago

Students arrive on the first day of school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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How are charter schools funded in Pennsylvania?

With education funds scarce in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the debate over how charter schools get their money has never been more ...

10 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads

Seeing Chester in watercolors

A photographer is rethinking his approach to documenting the city. At Keystone Crossroads’ forums, we ask community members ...

10 years ago

Students arrive on the first day of school in Philadelphia. The city opened three new public high schools in an effort to show the troubled district is still trying to innovate despite the specter of massive layoffs. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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How much does Pennsylvania spend on public schools, and how are costs shared?

Pennsylvania’s system for distributing its state education aid has been rated by some surveys as one of the most regressive in the ...

10 years ago

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 Gov. Tom Wolf speaks to the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors at their 2015 meeting in Hershey. (Emily Previti/WITF)
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Suburban Pennsylvania leaders against combining local pensions

Hundreds of township supervisors are in Hershey this week for their annual meeting. Day two opened with remarks from Gov. Tom Wolf ...

10 years ago

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