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| The Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County
is a community-based private non-profit located at the Penn State Extension.
We believe that the land we use today is being borrowed from our
children and our children's children. Therefore we are guided by the principle that
communities need to make good long-term decisions about where, when and how they
should grow. We seek to encourage growth that improves the quality of life for our
current residents and businesses, but will also insure vibrant, high quality growth
for future generations in Westmoreland County. |
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TreeVitalize: Helping Communities Increase Tree Canopy Cover
Pennsylvania Community Forestry Lunchtime Webinar Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 12:00pm Christine Ticehurst, TreeVitalize Program Administrator, DCNR Bureau of Forestry In recent years, studies have shown that built communities across Pennsylvania have lost tree canopy cover. Community losses are not just in numbers of trees. It translates into reductions in benefits > More
Westmoreland Conservation District Programming announced
Municipal Roundtable Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Westmoreland Conservation District, Donohoe Center, 218 Donohoe Road, Greensburg 7:30 a.m. Check-in and light breakfast, 8:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m. > More
Geothermal Heating and Cooling for Homes and Business
Renewable Energy Academy presents: Geothermal Heating and Cooling for Homes and Business Thursday, February 23, 2012 8:30 -- 11:30 AM Geothermal Heating and Cooling (GH&C) applications in the 21 st century provide Home and Business owners renewable energy sourced heating and cooling options that achieve operational efficiencies greater than any fossil fuel based solution. > More
Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) Grants Workshop
PA Recreation & Park Society WebNews December 30, 2011 Since 2005 the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) in partnership with the Westmoreland County Parks & Recreation Alliance (WCP&RA) has been fortunate to be able to host a grant workshop for the Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) grants, which is funded in part by the Keystone Recreation, Park an > More
PA MUNICIPAL PLANNING EDUCATION INSTITUTE
The Course in Community Planning Location: Latrobe Municipal Building 901 Jefferson Street, Latrobe, PA 15650 [directions call: 724-539-8548] > More
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2012 Sustainable Communities Update
Dear friends and colleagues: In 2010, HUD established the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities to help advance sustainability within HUD’s programs and to strengthen our engagement with other federal agencies through the Partnership for Sustainable Communities to better coordinate federal programs and policies to create more housing opportunities, increase transportati > More
Stronger Economies Together Building New Economic Opportunities
Overview Stronger Economies Together (SET), an exciting collaboration launched in 2010 by USDA Rural Development along with the nation’s Regional Rural Development Centers (RRDCs) and their land-grant university partners, enables communities and counties in rural America to work together on a multi-county regional basis to develop an economic development blueprint that strategically builds o > More
The Best CityReads of 2011
From Braddock, Pennsylvania to Beijing, Nate Berg offers his favorite articles about cities published in 2011. The Atlantic CITIES Year in Review by Nate Berg Dec 21, 2011 Excerpt from Panetizen -- http://www.planetizen.com/node/53263 "...Berg notes that while no single article can capture the essence of all cities, these articles find the representative facets "of cities and use them to exp > More
Greensburg Tribune Review New Year's takes
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 --> An informational innovation : Rather than rely on staid mailings to keep Latrobe residents in the loop on local happenings, City Manager Alex Graziani has started a video blog, which he expects to produce monthly at latrobetv.com. > More
Mayor of Rust
Gillian Laub for The New York Times John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock. By SUE HALPERN Published: February 11, 2011 At the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado last July, John Fetterman, the mayor of Braddock, a small Pennsylvania town 10 miles upriver from Pittsburgh, was introduced by Dana Gioia , former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts , as a man who demonstrates “how ideas can > More
StateImpact Unveils New Marcellus Shale App
It’s the basic question everyone wants to know about Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale boom, and it’s something StateImpact’s new interactive app will help answer. > More
Delmont on cusp of having grocery store again
By Daveen Rae Kurutz , MURRYSVILLE STAR Friday, December 16, 2011 --> Nearly a year after the borough’s only grocer shut its doors, Delmont could have a new grocery store. > More
Local Officials Slam Impact Fee’s Zoning Restrictions
Township and borough managers, council members and supervisors are pushing back against Republican leaders who want to limit local governments’ ability to zone natural gas drilling. > More
As Gas Drilling Spreads, Towns Stand Ground Over Control
By SABRINA TAVERNISE Published: December 14, 2011 SOUTH FAYETTE, Pa. -- As energy companies move to drill in densely populated areas from Pennsylvania to Texas, battles are breaking out over who will have the final say in managing the shale gas boom. > More
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grants Announcement
12/14/11 Regional/Statewide Partnership Projects Allegheny Ridge Corporation, $250,000 to provide support to partner organizations, develop outreach and communication related to heritage initiatives and programs, facilitate Huntingdon and Hollidaysburg Preserve America initiatives, and implement Heart of Alleghenies Artisan Trail for 2012 and 2013. > More
Municipal officials decry state control of shale drilling
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 By Janice Crompton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Representatives from more than 44 municipalities in seven counties met Tuesday night in Green Tree for a first-of-its-kind Marcellus Shale town hall meeting to address legislation that is pending in the state House and Senate. > More
Municipal leaders gather in protest of state drilling regulation
By Timothy Puko , PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, December 14, 2011 More than 100 people attended a meeting on Tuesday night designed to draw attention to pending legislation in Harrisburg that municipal officials say will undercut their rights to control gas drilling. > More
Televised airing of last night's town hall meeting in Greentree.
The taping of last night’s HB1950/SB1100 Town Hall meeting in Greentree will air tonight on PCN ("C-SPAN for PA") at 830pm. http://pcntv.com/ (Check your cable company for the channel). > More
Webinar to Look at the Impacts of Marcellus Gas Development on Forestland
Posted: December 11, 2011 A Web-based seminar sponsored by Penn State Extension and the College of Agricultural Sciences will examine how Marcellus Shale natural-gas development is affecting forestland in Pennsylvania. > More
Region records population gain for 2nd year in a row
Saturday, December 10, 2011 By Gary Rotstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette For most of the span since the end of World War II, more people have been leaving the Pittsburgh region than flocking to it. > More
11th annual SWPA Smart Growth Conference: “Smart Growth is Smart Business”
One week left to register for the 11 th annual SWPA Smart Growth Conference: “Smart Growth is Smart Business” Why is smart growth essential to protecting and enhancing your business investments? Come be part of determining your business’s success by engaging in how the region can invest in new patterns of growth to promote > More
ATTENTION: ALL PEOPLE WHO PARK IN DOWNTOWN LATROBE
Starting December 1st, it will be easier to find a parking space when you come to downtown Latrobe! The City of Latrobe, in association with Veteran’s Cab Company, the Latrobe Community Revitalization Program, the Latrobe Area Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Latrobe School District, and Business and Community sponsors, are launching a shuttle service from Memorial Stadiu > More
Pennsylvania's use of natural gas for power generation has grown rapidly
Posted: December 4, 2011 The US Energy Information Administration reports the use of natural gas to generate electricity has steadily been increasing. The amount of natural gas-fired electric generation in Pennsylvania has increased steadily in the past decade, with annual electricity generation from natural gas increasing more than tenfold between 2001 and 2010. > More
Ardmore Initiative’s Local Currency Program Highlighted in Main Street News
[Exerpted and revised from the PDC eNews ] Kudos to the Ardmore Initiative for its recent highlight in Main Street Weekly for the program’s innovative development of a Downtown Dollars program. > More
State proposal would supersede communities' Marcellus regulations
If some state legislators have their way, the 16 months that Murrysville officials and residents spent debating and researching Marcellus shale extraction will have been a big waste of time. > More
Power of 32 at 7:30pm on WQED TV
Dear Friends of the Power of 32, Our new website is live! Please go to www.powerof32.org and begin using our NEW interactive tools to share your thoughts on our Regional Agenda, and learn about the 14 goals we are actively pursuing to build a stronger 32-county region and better quality of life for all. > More
Webinar to look at natural gas development's effect on agriculture
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation is having an effect on agriculture in Pennsylvania. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A Web-based seminar sponsored by Penn State Extension will examine how Marcellus Shale natural-gas development is affecting agriculture in Pennsylvania. > More
Three Southwest PA Projects Receive Prestigious Commonwealth Awards for Sustainable Development
Pittsburgh - Three development projects that are revitalizing Southwestern Pennsylvania communities, spurring economic development, catalyzing private investment, and serving as models of sustainable development received Commonwealth Awards at 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania’s recent annual awards event. > More
Community Strength and Economic Challenge: Civic Attitudes and Community Involvement in Rural America -- New Report from the Carsey Institute
Residents in rural areas that are rich in amenities report a positive outlook about their community strength and civic engagement, with nine out of ten saying they would work together to solve a community problem. > More
Small community of South Fayette focus of big Marcellus Shale controversy
Sunday, October 23, 2011 By Erich Schwartzel and Andrea Iglar, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette South Fayette is one of dozens of Pennsylvania communities to regulate gas drilling, but one of only two being sued by Range Resources for doing so. > More
Murrysville residents pack Marcellus Shale meeting
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 By David Whipkey Murrysville residents made their voices heard regarding pending deep-well natural gas drilling into the Marcellus Shale during the planning commission’s public hearing. > More
Renewable Energy Academy
Renewable Energy Academy is a series of three hour programs that cover a variety of topics on the subject of renewable and alternative energy technology. Participants will learn about the opportunities to curtail the use of traditional fossil fueled source electricity by utilizing technologies such as solar, wind, geothermal, small scale hydro, bio-mass and bio-gas. > More
Penn State Extension Natural Gas Education Resources
Marcellus shale has the potential to affect many parts of Pennsylvania. Since 2001, Penn State Extension has been actively helping citizens, landowners, businesses, local governments, and others understand the opportunities and challenges arising from Marcellus shale. > More
Co-ops: A Vital Source of Rural Jobs
By Dallas Tonsager, Under Secretary USDA Rural Development It’s hard to live in rural America without being touched almost daily in some way by cooperatives. > More
Marcellus shale gas boom brings jobs, but how many?
By Timothy Puko , PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, August 30, 2011 A lot of people aren’t spending the money they make on shale drilling, and a lot are taking their money out of state, according to a study released on Monday, which means Pennsylvania may have reaped half as many new jobs as researchers originally projected in 2009. > More
Think ahead on drilling issues, Allegheny Township residents advised
By Liz Hayes , VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Thursday, August 25, 2011 Allegheny Township residents on Wednesday were advised to consider the immediate and long-term benefits and problems associated with Marcellus shale natural gas extraction. > More
New webinar series to focus on business opportunities related to Marcellus gas
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A series of web-based seminars aimed at helping local businesses prosper from natural-gas drilling and development will be offered this fall by Penn State Extension’s Marcellus Educational Consortium. > More
Smart Growth Partnership Thanks Executive Director Graziani for 10 Years of Service
The Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County (SGPWC) acknowledged the departure of Executive Director Alex Graziani who has recently been named as the City Manager for the City of Latrobe. > More
New city manager for Latrobe
By Marie McCandless, Latrobe Bulletin News Editor Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Alex Graziani has spent 10 years promoting the principles of smart growth - such as encouraging community and stakeholder collaboration in development decisions - and now he will get the chance to put them into practice. > More
East newsmaker you should know: Perseverance paid off for Westmoreland planner
Thursday, July 14, 2011 By Debra Duncan After 39 years as Westmoreland County’s top economic development planner, Larry J. Larese will hang up his hat tomorrow. That’s officially -- he still has a few ongoing projects on which he will consult, just to make sure they are completed, Mr. > More
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