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When completed, the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail will run 14 miles along the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania. (Diana Robinson/WITF)
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Lots of red tape for building waterfront projects in Pa., but it could be worse

Pennsylvania cities are investing in their waterfronts, improving public access and hoping economic benefits will follow. But getting there is complicated.

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 Brett Mapp reads a book in one of the hammocks at Spruce Street Harbor Park on the waterfront in Philadelphia, Pa.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
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Philadelphia starts small (and cheap) with Delaware River waterfront revitalization

For a long time, Philadelphia’s Delaware Riverfront was…underwhelming. Each winter, the city operated a harbor-side ic ...

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August 14: Environmental advocate mulling Fattah primary | Tacony housing market study | Chip Kelly: bike commuter

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Commission approves plans for historic Divine Lorraine and properties next to Boyd Theater

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NJ officials announce Papal visit transportation plans

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Crossing Frankford: Time to make Fishtown’s resurgent commercial corridor crossable

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August 13: Stober’s petitions challenged | Pope bike map | No charges yet in tour bus hit-and-run case

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Ex-WMOF event consultant makes the case for chilling out about the Papal visit

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 Dan Hennessy (right) and Jane McGrane boat, swim, and fish in Pittsburgh's rivers. Hennessy said he watched the waterfronts transform, starting with the Point, from industrial areas to more accessible public spaces. (Irina Zhorov/WESA)
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The historic waterfront development that helped transform Pittsburgh: Point State Park

On a recent weekend stroll at Point State Park, in Pittsburgh, visitors sunned themselves in the grass and along the low walls of the par ...

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Seventy apartments, 150 parking spaces planned for vacant lot at 9th and Washington

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A Keystone Crossroads Special Report: Pa.’s urban waterfronts; with industry gone, cities are cleaning up and inviting people in

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August 12: Spike in hit-and-run crashes | Mapping PA’s urban waterfronts | Bringing back public drinking fountains

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Community groups push back against plan for gun shop in Spring Garden area

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