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Important Summit for Older Developed
Communities of Southeastern PA
Come to the table at the First Suburbs Project of Southeastern Pennsylvania Summit on December 7, 2007 at the Great Hall at Bryn Mawr College. The suburban leaders and organizations that comprise the First Suburbs Project are working together to harness their communities' power by directly engaging citizens to affect policies and practices that help stabilize and revitalize communities. More... What is the Role of Transit in Healthy
Communities?
The Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project of Temple University is completing a study with the Southeastern PA Network to find out. The data is being gathered to demonstrate the economic impact of transit on families and their communities with accessibility to SEPTA regional rail lines in Southeastern PA. More... Statewide Dialogue on Transportation
Reform
Now is the time for Transportation Reform in Pennsylvania. In July, the state legislature passed Act 44, which will increase the funds allocated to transportation by one third. In order to assure that these funds provide maximum leverage for economic development and improved quality of life, project funding and implementation must be changed. More... Connecting Working Families to Economic
Opportunity in the Philadelphia Region: The Role of
Employers
Policy Link and the Greater Urban Affairs Coalition collaborated on a report which examined potential strategies for improving job satisfaction and retention for workers in Southeastern PA. The report notes that "three out of every 10 households (426,000) in the region are low-income working families. Of those, 46 percent live in Philadelphia and 54 percent live in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties... More... |
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First Suburbs Summit: Harnessing Community
Leadership for Regional Change,
Friday, December 7, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.
Bryn Mawr College, Great Hall
Bryn Mawr, PA
Homes Within Reach Conference
Housing Alliance of PA's Annual Conference,
Harrisburg Hilton
Harrisburg, PA
December 6-7, 2007
Policy Link's Third Regional Equity Conference,
New Orleans, LA
March 5-7, 2007
Are You Interested in Hosting Future
Workshops ?
The Steak and Caviar Housing Market: The Southeast Region has a strong pipeline for serving the "steak and caviar" (higher income) portion of the housing market. More... Regional Roundtables on Local Governance: Creating a regional vision and supporting big-picture ideas will depend on municipal and county governance and local tax reforms to help communities work together more effectively across boundaries. More... |
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For thirty-seven years, the Greater Philadelphia
Urban Affairs Coalition (GPUAC)
(has been working to address poverty and other urban
issues in the Philadelphia region. With its rich history
deeply rooted in the civil rights movement, the
business community and grassroots organizing
efforts, GPUAC continues to play a unique role in
bringing together government, business,
neighborhoods, and individual initiative to improve the
quality of life and address challenges facing the
greater Philadelphia region.
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Marilyn Wood
10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania
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