Keystone Crossroads Archive
How walkable are Pa. metro regions?
How walkable are Pennsylvania metro regions? Not as walkable as you might think. A new report compares the walkability of 30 U. ...
11 years ago
Bethlehem then and now, from steel town to arts community
On a recent summer evening, hundreds of people - lawn chairs and blankets in tow flocked to SteelStacks, a premiere arts campus at the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation plant
11 years ago
Are historic theaters worth saving?
At its heyday, the Garman Opera House in Bellefonte featured such performers as Harry Houdini and comedians George Burns and Gracie Allen ...
11 years ago
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Pa.’s infrastructure barely makes the grade
The American Society of Civil Engineers released its 2014 Report Card for Pennsylvania’s infrastructure today. The grades ar ...
11 years ago
ListenHow does Pennsylvania’s distressed communities law (Act 47) work?
One in a series explaining key terms and concepts of Pennsylvania government. Today’s topic: Pennsylvania’s distressed c ...
11 years ago
What’s the difference between an Act 47 coordinator and a receiver?
Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? Sometimes, complicated jargon and concepts can get ...
11 years ago
What is this step called receivership under Act 47?
Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? Sometimes, complicated jargon and concepts can get ...
11 years ago
What goes into an Act 47 recovery plan?
Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? Sometimes, complicated jargon and concepts can get ...
11 years ago
Alan Greenberger on Rocky, the innovation gene and the virtues of the vertical
Alan Greenberger is Philadelphia’s deputy mayor for economic development and director of commerce. He also heads the city planning ...
11 years ago
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Pa. may reconsider sending parents to jail over unpaid truancy fines
Two Pennsylvania lawmakers want to reduce the penalties for overdue truancy fines after a 55-year-old woman who had failed to pay $2,000 ...
11 years ago
What does the next governor of Pa. need to know about your community?
Humor us for a moment by imagining the following situation: You’re sitting at your kitchen table sipping coffee, devouring a ...
11 years ago
Historic preservation as economic development: Pittsburgh mayor says yes, please
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto announced that he wants to use the city’s stock of aging buildings as a tool for economic development. Bey ...
11 years ago
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State clears Shamokin for Act 47 program
Pennsylvania’s Act 47 program for distressed municipalities has taken another case, agreeing to help the city of Shamokin fix its f ...
11 years ago
Public safety union arbitration reform attempts meet resistance
“It paid for my cars, my house. It did a nice job.” That’s what Gary Lightman, an attorney for the Pennsylvania State Po ...
11 years ago
Blight bills would create grant program, but can’t close loopholes
(Harrisburg) — Proposed legislation would establish a matching grant program to help municipalities combat blight, but wouldn ...
11 years ago