Pennsylvania
Planners Seek Input On Plan From Neighborhood Youth
City planners in Pittsburgh broadened their conventional public participation process and worked with local kids to get their feedback and ideas about the new community plan for the South Side neighborhood.
Innovative Program Brings Fresh Groceries To Blighted Philadelphia Neighborhood
The Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative is luring supermarkets to into urban locations in hopes of providing residents with healthier eating options that are largely absent from many inner-city neighborhoods.
Funding Transit With Proceeds From Road Privatization
A proposed long-term lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike could provide close to $1.7 billion a year -- funding the state's transit and road needs without the need for additional taxes.
Pittsburgh As The Most Livable City? What?
Pittsburgh was just named America's "most livable city," but don't try telling that to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Bill Steigerwald. In a column for Reason.com, Steigerwald writes, "Pittsburgh is in a death spiral.
Designing To Fill The Gaps In Philadelphia
Designers and community development corporations collaborate on concepts for infill development along Philadelphia's commercial corridors.
From Growing Corn To A Growing Community
This slideshow from Slate shows how a cornfield in Pennsylvania developed into a new residential community.
Manifesto for a New Pittsburgh
Several bloggers outline a set of principles to guide the future growth and evolution of the city of Pittsburgh and Southwest Pennsylvania.
Planning Not A Priority For Philly's 'Would-be' Mayors
While Philadelphia may be hosting this year's National Planning Conference, a recent forum demonstrated that the current candidates for Mayor lack any sort of vision for the city's development.
Reports Say Disjointed Pennsylvania Should Try Regionalism
Nearly 80% of Pennsylvania's municipalities have populations less than 5,000. Recently released reports say it's time for the state to form regional coalitions that will help improve local economies and harbor regional planning.
Riverfront's Potential For Improving Quality Of Life
Harris Steinberg, director of PennPraxis, outlines one important lesson from the Central Delaware Waterfront Planning Process, which his organization is charged with leading. He describes the importance of open space as a catalyst for development.
Two Abandoned Railroads, Two Different Results
Debate over the future of an elevated railway in Philadelphia is missing a key ingredient that has helped pushed New York's High Line project forward -- leadership and vision.
Transportation 'Tournament' Inspired By March Madness
In an effort to make public involvement fun and educational, the York County Planning Commission in Pennsylvania developed a tournament bracket to assess priorities for long-range plan.
County Pressures Donors To Save Historic Farm
County officials are trying to find philanthropists to help buy land rights to a historic Pennsylvania farm, one that could be offered up to builders if preservationists do not buy the land by August 2.
Philadelphia's Big Dig?
A team of planners and architects working to revive the city's riverfront recommend mimicking Boston's infamous Big Dig project to tame the I-95 freeway's impact.
Billboards Invade Suburban Towns
Communities in Pennsylvania and other stats are struggling to develop regulations in the face of a growing number of billboard applications.
University Of Pittsburgh Considers Preservation Degree Program
The university is convening a symposium with experts from around the country to chart a path for the study of historic buildings.
Philadelphia Zoning Concerns Highlight Need For Revision
Many citizens have voiced concerns over approved developments in Philadelphia. As zoning issues take center stage in public hearings and disputes, the city readies itself for a May vote to create a zoning commission that will revise the process.
Condsidering Ecosystems When Planning Developments
This editorial looks at the importance of considering ecosystems when planning large developments.
Outrage Over Pittsburgh Transit Agency Implosion
The city's Port Authority has proposed cutting 25 percent of its bus and rail service and hiking fares by 75 cents to plug an $80 million budget deficit.
Philadelphia's Planning Chief Has Big Job Ahead
Janice Woodcock, the executive director of the city Planning Commission, is charged with the task of updating the historic city's archaic zoning code.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
