infrastructure

A historic housing construction boom may finally moderate rent hikes

BY: - October 23, 2023

Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the country are trying to create more affordable housing. An unprecedented surge in the nationwide construction of new housing — mostly apartments — may finally be making a dent in fast-rising rents that have been making life harder for tenants. More than 1.65 million housing units were under […]

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The evidence proves it: Red light cameras don’t work | Capital-Star Letters

BY: - August 21, 2022

By James Sikorski Jr. You can’t be serious saying that speed cameras are a success in Philly and the rest of Pennsylvania (In Philly, Roosevelt Boulevard anti-speeding program ruled a success, Capital-Star, 8/16/22). When I looked at automated traffic enforcement, a lot of problems with red-light cameras over the years, which included more crashes and accuracy problems. With […]

‘It’s not a luxury, it’s a necessity:’ Advocates, officials emphasize need for high-speed broadband in rural Pa.

BY: - February 25, 2022

High-speed broadband access could be the key to reinvigorating rural Pennsylvania, advocates said during Friday Zoom call.

Progress expected in 2022, but it might take years before Pa. communities see impact of federal infrastructure bill

BY: - November 18, 2021

The president signed the legislation Monday, but the job isn’t even halfway over, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., told reporters during a press call Thursday, adding that it’ll take a few years before projects take shape.

Biden’s Amtrak bet excites Pa. officials, but much could derail efforts

BY: - April 2, 2021

After President Joe Biden announced his $2 trillion infrastructure plan on Wednesday, it was all aboard the hype train for rail fans across Pennsylvania. The plan, which aims to repair roads, replace every lead pipe, and expand broadband access, also makes an $80 billion investment in Amtrak, a corporation owned by the federal government to […]

DEP announces new funding to expand Pa.’s electric vehicle infrastructure

BY: - February 20, 2021

As of November 2020, there were more than 29,000 electric vehicles registered in Pennsylvania, according to the DEP’s Electric Vehicle Roadmap.

‘It’s a different type of campaign that we’re running here’ | 2020 Women Speak Up

BY: - March 11, 2020

This week we talk to Michelle Siegel, a Democrat running in north-central Pennsylvania’s 27th Senate District. She does not have a spring primary opponent, which means she’ll go on to face incumbent Sen. John Gordner, R-Columbia, the Senate GOP whip, who’s held the seat since 2004.

Senate committee gives green light to sheltered bike lanes

BY: - February 5, 2020

Pennsylvania state lawmakers came one step closer Wednesday to authorizing safer bike lanes on state-owned streets across the Commonwealth

Can you pay for infrastructure repairs without raising state taxes? In new plan, House GOP says ‘Yes.’ 

BY: - November 29, 2019

Without calling for any new taxes, Republicans in the state House have released a plan they say will address billions of dollars in unmet repairs to Pennsylvania’s crumbling highways, bridges, dams and railroads. Rep. Martina White, the Philadelphia Republican who’s running point on the effort, said the GOP plan is to end diversions of state […]

Electric vehicle drivers in Pa. would pay $250/year fee under advancing state House bill

BY: - September 19, 2019

The state House has advanced legislation requiring electric vehicle drivers to pony up for the wear and tear they inflict on Pennsylvania’s roads and highways. The majority-Republican chamber voted 94-90 to approve an amendment hitting drivers of hybrids or fully electric vehicles with a $250 annual fee. Originally, the bill, sponsored by Rep. Mike Caroll, […]

‘The time for kicking the can down the road is over’: House Republicans plan infrastructure report

BY: - July 24, 2019

The group hopes to take next steps on infrastructure improvements "without putting any additional burdens on taxpayers."

Restore PA requires 20 years of natural gas production. Some progressive legislators aren’t ready to sign on

BY: - June 7, 2019

A handful of state House progressives are standing strong against Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature infrastructure plan, seeing in the $4.5 billion investment spree an over-reliance on the state’s natural gas industry at a time when Pennsylvania should be moving away from fossil fuels. The administration’s proposal, known as Restore PA, “locks us into the extraction […]