August 10: Security experts pan Papal strategy | Bringing Old Baldy to the Parkway | Higher speed Keystone Corridor

Paul Nussbaum talked to some security and counterterrorism experts who think the Papal security plans are “unnecessarily burdensome and might not be effective.”

How people in the suburbs will be impacted by the Papal transportation plans. 

It continues to amaze me how we keep not taking advantage of the most space-efficient ways to move people around during this event.

Harry Kyriakodis on the case for bringing the General George Meade statue into town, from its lonely perch behind the Please Touch Museum in Fairmount Park.

How is recent development in the Lehigh Valley–Pennsylvania’s fastest-growing region–shaping up on smart growth metrics? RenewLV has an overview. 

Ever wondered how fresh seafood gets into Philly? Danya Henninger has the answers.

Steve Stofka looks at what we’d need to do to get high speed rail along the Keystone Corridor between Philly and Pittsburgh. 

Starr Catering is opening a state of the art headquarters on North Broad Street. 

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