Reports and Publications

As work begins on Schuylkill River Park in Center City Philadelphia, residents and visitors alike can look forward to having an urban greenspace and...
Following a period of extraordinary growth in the 1980s and early 1990s, Montgomery Township in north central Montgomery County, PA, engaged the...
Two of the top economic development organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region have concluded that workforce quality and workforce development...
The health care industry is of tremendous importance to the Greater Philadelphia region and is currently undergoing dramatic change, driven by market...
Subsidies for urban mass transportation from the state’s general fund have remained static over the past five years. In contrast to the mass transit...
Pennsylvania state tax structure places heavy burdens on industry. The state’s corporate income tax and its approach to taxing financial institutions...
State tax burdens on business are relatively high for city and suburban locations in southeastern Pennsylvania. Compared to its competitor cities...
Since its incorporation in 1684, the City of Philadelphia has had many charters. Even today, some elements of the early charters continue in operation...
Proponents of privatization of public sector services see it as a panacea for solving the financial woes facing local governments, while critics see...
Early in 1990, the US Department of Defense publicly acknowledged that serious consideration was being given to closing the Philadelphia Naval...
At the turn of the century, a debate raged over the ownership and regulation of public utilities. Eventually, advocates of private-sector ownership...
Since 1987, the Eastern Division of the Pennsylvania Economy League has contributed background information to deliberations on local tax reform in the...
A number of proposals have been made over the years to lower the rate of Philadelphia's wage tax. This memorandum provides the background data needed...
Pension reform must include a new plan for new city employees. Workers on the city payroll prior to the effective date of the new plan should have the...
The public schools of Philadelphia are in serious trouble. They have chronic problems that have gone unsolved for many years, severely handicapping...