I saw on Billy Penn that SEPTA is currently conducting a survey about use of its Regional Rail system. Garden City is less accessible to SEPTA’s Regional Rail than the northern parts of the township, but its probably still of interest to many commuters that rely on it […]
In the last few weeks there have been a couple of good articles about Aqua’s plans to raise rates. They’ve asked the state PUC for approval to raise water rates by 17% and wastewater rates by 33%. WHYY covered it here and the DelCo Times story is here. […]
This morning the weather forecast calls for possible tropical storm conditions tomorrow. So it seems like a good time to review emergency planning. One of the missions of the Citizen Corp is to improve citizen readiness. The Red Cross has a list here. Water, 1 gallon per person. […]
Hopefully the piece last week convinced you that trees provide numerous benefits to the people that use the space around them. This past weekend I took a look at the township’s largest land-owner, the school district. The schools have planted a fair number of trees, but they tend […]
I’ve had a few conversations recently with Garden City residents complaining about the costs of tree maintenance and their intention to remove trees on their property. On my way around the neighborhood it seems like there’s always a large tree being taken down. But the arguments being made […]
On NPR’s Covid tracker, I saw that Pennsylvania hit 1 case/100k/day. Its on the threshold of going into the green, low risk category, something it hasn’t done since, well, I’m not sure it ever did. On the line chart, Covid rates are the lowest since the initial outbreak […]
This year we decided to get solar panels on our house for a variety of reasons, the main one being that our roof is nearing the end of its lifetime. I thought I’d write up my research so that it might help others. The best approach to decarbonizing […]
Front page on yesterday’s DelCo Times was a story about a fuel spill in Brookhaven at the Gas N Go there. The spill has killed wildlife and looks to have closed nearby Coeburn Elementary for the remainder of the school year. The Inquirer has a further story today […]
With former Swarthmorean editor Rachel Pastan’s Medium post, we now have the stories from all three of the parties involved in the recent controversy at the Swarthmorean. Rachel’s post, “Inside the Tornado” can be found here. Satya Nelms posted her remarks last month, “Why I Resigned from the […]
Diving into local governments, one group you quickly come across is DVRPC, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. My understanding is that there’s a similar commission in each region of Pennsylvania. DVRPC seems to be responsible for all manners of guidance, resources and data collection for infrastructure in […]
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