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Keystone Crossroads

Keystone Crossroads Archive

 Part two of a three-part series on the state's bridges.
Keystone Crossroads

The state of Pennsylvania’s bridges, Part 2: Rebuilding them faster

Replacing a bridge takes years. So the state is speeding up the process. This is ...

11 years ago

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 Data requested from PennDOT in August 2014. Map by Todd Vachon
Keystone Crossroads

Mapping out Pennsylvania’s structurally deficient bridges

Zoom in on your city or town to see a bridge’s rating. Data source: PennDOT. Map by Todd Vachon. Last updated Decem ...

11 years ago

 Part one in our three-part series on the state’s bridges.
Keystone Crossroads

The state of Pennsylvania’s bridges, Part 1: How are they holding up?

Pennsylvania has a higher percentage of structurally deficient bridges than any other state. But what does that mean? Are the bridges uns ...

11 years ago

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 A protester uses a bullhorn during a demonstration on Wednesday Dec. 3, 2014, at a tree lighting ceremony in Philadelphia. The crowd protests the deaths of two unarmed black men at the hands of police. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
Keystone Crossroads

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

Here’s a list of recommended reading for your weekend: For many urban dwellers across the country, Ferguson and the ...

11 years ago

 RABIT™ (Robotics-Assisted Bridge Inspection Tool) can scan an entire bridge or stretch of roadway without causing it physical harm. (Image courtesy of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
Keystone Crossroads

Robot could make bridge inspections quicker and easier

A new robot called the RABIT™ Bridge Deck Assessment Tool could make it easier for Pennsylvania to complete required bridge inspections ...

11 years ago

 From left to right, studio portraits of Tiffany, Danny, and Mike (Image courtesy of Shoot from Within Photography by Christopher Brown)
Keystone Crossroads

Portraits of Philadelphia’s homeless people: It’s about looking into someone’s eye

When Christopher Brown first became interested in photographing people who lived on the streets of Philadelphia, he wrote down a list. ...

11 years ago

 Frank Fairweather camped for three years beneath the Interstate 83 bridge in Harrisburg with at least half a dozen others at any given time. City officials recently closed the encampment. (Image courtesy of Eric Weiss)
Keystone Crossroads

Regulated tent cities for homeless pondered but improbable in Pa.

Barriers include existing zoning laws and wide support for a permanent supportive housing-first model for reducing homelessness. F ...

11 years ago

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 Where in Pennsylvania can you visit this
Keystone Crossroads

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

Here’s a list of recommende ...

11 years ago

 A Port Authority of Allegheny County bus in Pittsburgh. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

How Pittsburgh gets around: walkability, bikeability, and public transit

One of the things cities are judged on is their get-around factor. So how’s Pittsburgh doing?  One of the things cities ...

11 years ago

 The ‘Child Food Insecurity Map' submitted by George Matysik from Philabundance shows the percentage of children who are hungry in Pennsylvania.
Keystone Crossroads

Food for thought: 1 in 8 Pennsylvanians struggle to find enough to eat

It’s the time of the year when food is on the mind. George Matysik was thinking of food—or, to be more specific, the lack ...

11 years ago

 PennDOT's Keith Zeglin drives southbound on Columbus Boulevard to test the road for roughness.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

When is the road too rough when it comes to driving to Thanksgiving dinner?

If you’re traveling this Thanksgiving you might hear a lot of complaints about how horrible the roads are in Pennsylvania. ...

11 years ago

 The Detroit skyline rises behind the Monument to Joe Louis, also known as
Keystone Crossroads

Michael McKenna on urban heritage, curing mistrust and the dangers of top-down development

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11 years ago

 Where in Pennsylvania are these flags hung — bonus points if you can name the walkway.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

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

Here’s a list of recommended reading for your weekend: Here’s a list of recommended reading for your weekend: P ...

11 years ago

 Construction workers pour concrete near the East Liberty transit station in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

Transit oriented development is seen as the cure for the commute: but what makes it fail or succeed?

Urban planners have started to design for transit oriented development. Certain factors can contribute to the success of a project. ...

11 years ago

 Students were among nearly 300 people who protested York City School District's charterization at a school board meeting.  (Emily Previti/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads

York schools poised for state’s first district-wide charterization

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11 years ago

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