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By Sandy Bauers The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 22, 2010 In Pittsburgh, city workers have just completed a test of about 50 different LED streetlights from 30 companies, aiming to replace all of the city's 40,000 streetlights in what would be one of the largest public works projects in the Steel City's history. By Jeff Shields The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 21, 2010 The passage last week of City Councilman Darrell L. Clarke's bill to create a municipal energy authority - ostensibly to help the city develop alternative energy sources for government use and to give it greater buying power - gave a rare public glimpse of a full behind-the-scenes lobbying blitz. By Catherine Lucey Philadelphia Daily News, June 18, 2010 When the commissioner of the newly combined Parks and Recreation Department started work last year, the city was taking heat for opening only 46 outdoor pools due to budget cuts. By Paul Nussbaum The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 15, 2010 The pedestrian stairs on the Camden side of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge will be replaced by a more bike-friendly ramp, as part of a broader plan to build new bike paths on both sides of the Delaware River. By Miriam Hill The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 8, 2010 It was a project 10 years in the making, but on Monday the city announced plans to build 164 apartments, with ground-floor stores, near the Temple University rail station in North Philadelphia. By James Osborne The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 7, 2010 A year after Citgo Petroleum agreed to donate Petty's Island to New Jersey as a nature preserve, cleanup is moving ahead, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. By The Associated Press Philly.com, June 7, 2010 PHILADELPHIA - One of Philadelphia's best known avenues is getting a $19 million makeover. By Diane Mastrull The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 6, 2010 By 22, the Lower Merion native had graduated from MIT and cofounded E Ink Corp., which was instrumental in developing the display technology behind electronic books such as the Kindle. By Paul Nussbaum The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 2010 Pennsylvanians should expect to pay more in fuel taxes and other fees to cover rising transportation costs, city officials, local planners, and employer groups told state legislators Friday. By Don Sapatkin The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 4, 2010 When Mark Lorenzini told his ex-brother-in-law he was going fishing below the Burlington Bristol Bridge, the response was: "What are you going to catch, a body?" |
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