HGF: 2011

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KEEPING LANCASTER CURRENT - 2011
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 Dec. 27, 11
Local Governments Poised to Reinvent Themselves
Pennsylvania's Private Communities Deserve Share of Services
Controlling Health Care Costs: Three Cities and Their Strategies
State Environmental Enforcement Slips Under EPA's Watch
New Study Shows Billboards Hurt Nearby Property Values
 Dec. 05, 11
Municipal Bankruptcy Explained - What It Means to File for Chapter 9
Surveillance Cameras Cost-Effective Tools for Cutting Crime
Transforming Blight into a Destination
Resetting Urban Land Use: What's Next?
U.S. Reclaim Land from Developers
 Nov. 21, 11
Infrastructure 2011: A Strategic Priority
Pennsylvania Begins to address Third Class Quandary
Joe Riley Wins Tenth Term as Charleston's Mayor
Public-private Partnership Bill Could Pass by Year-end
 Oct. 24, 11
Pittsburgh and Harrisburg: A Tale of Two Deep-In Debt Cities
Cities Beyond Harrisburg Also Face Economic Difficulties
Quincy, Mass, Rebuilds From Scratch
Prosper or Perish Newsletter - October 2011Update
 Oct. 10, 11
Prosper or Perish - Financing Local Government Services in Pennsylvania: A Case for Reform
Cities Make  Broad Cuts As Revenue Declines
Poverty Rises Sharply In Most Parts of Pennsylvania
Cycling For Everyone
 Aug 23, 11
Our Waters, Our Towns
Water infrastructure: The Bottom Line for Local Officials
Transportation Deadlock Worries States
2010 Lancaster County Planning Commission Report
Urban Waters Federal Partnership Created
 Aug 09, 11
New Tool Available To Assist Chesapeake Bay Information Sharing
Big Chicken: Pollution and Industrial Poultry Production in America
New Report Shows Hurting Infrastructure System Costing Us $129 Billion A Year
Preserving Habitat Within Watersheds, One Yard at a Time
In Drought-Stricken Texas - They're Drinking Water Recycled From Urine
Cities Rethink Urban Spaces with "Pop-Up" Projects
 Jul 26, 11
Companies Head Back Downtown
ProjectPATH
Pennsylvania's Successful Mortgage Relief Program Falls to Budget Axe
Governor's Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission Report
Community Relations in College Towns
July/August 2011 Issue of Rural Perspectives
 Jul 12, 11
Lancaster Economy Report - 5th Edition
Smart Growth Transportation Forums Planned
The Official Map: A Handbook for Preserving and Providing Public Lands and Facilities
How the Great Reset Has Already Changed America
Landscape Architects Take the Lead in Remaking Cities
 Jun 29, 11
Street Fight: Landscape Urbanism vs. New Urbanism
If America's Prosperity Depends On Its Roadways and Transportation System, The Future Looks Pretty Rough
Partnership for Sustainable Communities
 Jun 15, 11
Chesapeake Bay Cleanup- The Challenge for Lancaster County
City of Lancaster - Green Infrastructure Plan
Green Development in Seattle Hits It Out of the Park
Green City, Clean Water Plan Approved For Philadelphia
City Completes Sewer System Overhaul
 May 17, 11
Susquehanna River Named Most Endangered River in the Nation
Philadelphia Goes Porous
Suburbia: What a Concept
The Right Choice for Cities
 May 02, 11
Many Americans Prefer Short Commutes Over Large Homes
Recession Side Effects: Changes in Barriers to Local Economic Development, Increased Competition
Urban Grocery Stores - A Hot Market
Using Adaptive Re-use as A Tool for Urban Redevelopment
New Tools for Broke Cities
The Many Benefits of Public Art
Walkability makes Housing More Expensive
 April 04, 11
The Municipal Fiscal Crisis and Payments in Lieu of Taxes by Nonprofits
Thriving Downtowns to Planners - Expand Livability
Consumers Want Smart Growth Amenities
Marcellus Shale Drilling Could Be Costly to Residents 
 Mar. 16, 11
Investing in the Future: An Economic Strategy For State and Local Governments in a Period of Tight Budgets
Smart Growth Lifts Sales Prices, Home Values
Creating A Network of Open Spaces
Infill Developers Herald the End of Sprawl
Eat Your Sub-Division
Sidewalks: A Suburban Battleground
 Feb. 08, 11
Will "Intelligent Cities" Put an End to Suburban Sprawl?
The Value of Green Infrastructure: A Guide to Recognizing Its Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits
Growing Wealthier: Smart Growth, Climate Change and Prosperity
Calling for Consolidation of Hundreds of Tiny Townships
Some PA Commuters Waste Nearly a Workweek and $1,000 per Year in Traffic
"Buy Local" Campaigns Making A Difference
 Jan. 26, 11
2010 State Land Use and Growth Management Report
Monkey See, Monkey Don't: Economic Development as a Whole New Animal
FEDs Threaten Major Cuts to Historic Preservation Grants
Farmland by the Numbers
Europe Takes a U-turn on Parking

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