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Sunbury Right on Target in Blight Fight
Apr 23 2018

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Share List Sunbury city officials are on the right track with their continued efforts to clean up neighborhoods, making them more attractive to potential residents, businesses and workers. The city announced this week it was adding another two dozen homes …more
Blight Proposal Could Aid City, Property Owners
Apr 17 2018

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Share List A plan that could allow property owners to purchase adjoining land is under consideration by the New Castle Blight Action Team. Christopher Gulotta of the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, who has been consulting with the city on blight …more
How Phoenixville was Able to Rise From the Ashes – and What Other Towns Can Learn From It
Apr 10 2018

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Share List Just what is in that secret sauce, the stuff applied to revitalize our older downtowns? The right formula requires a measure of art and science. The secrets of Phoenixville’s highly successful revitalization efforts are now revealed here. Once a downtrodden, …more
Can Community Land Trusts Slow Gentrification?
Apr 3 2018

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Share List Can Community Land Trusts (CLTs) slow gentrification? A recent empirical study finds important evidence and concludes that CLTs can moderate the negative effects of neighborhood gentrification. The study, published in the Journal of Urban Affairs, surveyed 46 CLTs in …more
New Kensington to Receive $1.2 million for Downtown, Blight Removal, Business Training
Mar 20 2018

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Share List New Kensington is set to receive $1.2 million over the next six years through a program that enables local companies to earmark a portion of their state taxes for use in community projects. “I’m looking very forward to …more
New Action Team Tasked With Blight Solution
Mar 13 2018

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Share List Christopher Cook, 38, grew up in the residential heart of Altoona, and the deterioration of the neighborhoods where he spent his childhood has left him embarrassed and sad. As a restoration contractor, Cook has taken it upon himself …more
New Castle City’s Blight Team Continues Its Plans
Mar 13 2018

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Share List A plan that could clear blight from city neighborhoods a block at a time could improve the image of New Castle. Members of the city’s Blight Action Team met with consultant Christopher Gulotta of the Housing Alliance of …more
City’s Blight Task Force to Present Findings, Plan
Mar 6 2018

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Share List The five-plus months’ work of the city Blight Task Force will culminate Wednesday with the group presenting its “comprehensive blight strategy plan.” The session will be the fourth and final gathering of the task force, which consists of 18 …more
Gun Violence Can Be Reduced By Clearing Vacant Lots, Study Finds
Mar 6 2018

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Share List A new Philadelphia study, financed by the National Institutes of Health, finds evidence for a gun-violence remedy few would argue with: clearing trash and debris from vacant lots. Researchers selected 541 blighted parcels to receive one of three treatments from …more
Blight to Bright Program Planned for Lackawanna County
Feb 20 2018

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Share List Lackawanna County is launching a program to help communities fight blight. Based on a model proven successful elsewhere in Pennsylvania and made possible by a $65,000 state gaming grant, the Blight to Bright initiative launches this spring. The …more