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Publications

Books:

Save Our Land, Save Our Towns by Thomas Hylton. 1995.

 

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Studies:

Back to Prosperity: A Competitive Agenda for Renewing Pennsylvania, December 2003 published by the Brookings Institution.

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Websites & Electronic Resources

National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street Center: Since 1980, the National Main Street Center has been working with communities across the nation to revitalize their historic or traditional commercial areas.

The Pennsylvania Downtown Center: The mission of the Pennsylvania Downtown Center is to promote and support the vitality of Pennsylvania's downtown's and traditional neighborhood business districts.

Institute of Community Preservation: a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing environmental information and community advocacy. Located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, ICP operates a web site dedicated to preserving the environment. Although activities of the ICP are largely focused on Southeastern Pennsylvania, the issues discussed are not just “Pennsylvania problems.”

Organizations

10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania: an alliance of organizations and individuals committed to promoting land use policies and actions that will enable Pennsylvania to strengthen its diverse urban, suburban, and rural communities and reduce sprawl.

Address: 117 South 17th Street, Suite 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19103-5022.
Tel: (877) 568-2225; Fax: (215) 563-2204; email: info@10000friends.org.

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. DVRPC works to foster regional cooperation in a nine-county, two state area. City, county and state representatives work together to address key issues, including transportation, land use, environmental protection and economic development.

Address: The Bourse Building, 111 S. Independence Mall East, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Telephone: 215-592-1800; Fax: 215-592-9125.

Delaware River Basin Commission: in 1961 President Kennedy and the governors of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York signed concurrent compact legislation creating a regional body with the force of law to oversee a unified approach to managing the Delaware River system without regard to political boundaries.

Address: 25 State Police Drive, P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, New Jersey 08628-0360.
Tel: (609) 883-9500; Fax: (609) 883-9522.

Greater Philadelphia's Knowledge Industry Partnership: a broad-based coalition of Greater Philadelphia's civic, business, government, and higher education leaders working together to maximize the impact of the region’s “knowledge industry” of colleges and universities on Philadelphia’s competitive position.

Address: Annette Mattei, Knowledge Industry Partnership, C/O PA Economy League, 1700 Market St., Suite 3130, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: 215-563-3640; Email: amattei@kiponline.org

Montgomery County Lands Trust: a non-profit conservancy that promotes and facilitates open space preservationin both the public and private sectors.

Address: Box 300, Lederach, Pennsylvania 19450.
Tel: (215) 513-0100; Fax (215) 513-0150; Email: info@mclt.org.

Pennsylvania Economy League: an independent, nonprofit public policy research and development organization. PEL's mission is to promote better government for a more competitive region by providing information and support to the civic leadership of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Address: Pennsylvania Economy League, Inc. - Eastern Division
1700 Market Street, Suite 3130, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: (215) 563-3640; Fax: (215) 563-1566, Email: mail@peleast.org