Category: Laws, Policies, and Regulations (Page 4 of 10)

PA SHPO 2016 Community Initiative Award recipients (from left to right: Brad Maule, Conor Corcoran, Peter Woodall, Kendall Pelling, Anita Dolan, Sherri Geary, and Andrea MacDonald)

PA SHPO’s 2016 Community Initiative Award Winners

March 18, 2020 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 1 Comment

The Community Initiative Award from the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) recognizes organizations, municipalities, agencies, individuals, and others whose work embodies the theme of Pennsylvania’s recently released statewide historic preservation plan, #PreservationHappensHere.

The 2016 awardees are Bradford Revitalization Team (McKean County), East Liberty Development, Inc. (Allegheny County), and Hidden City Philadelphia (Philadelphia).

Walking the Harrisburg Historic District

February 5, 2020 / Karen Arnold / 5 Comments

Did you know that the first American Heart Month took place in February of 1964, over two years before the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966?

Section 106 Success @ Reading’s Penn Street Bridge

January 22, 2020 / Guest Contributor / 15 Comments

I recently had an opportunity to talk about PennDOT’s Penn Street Bridge Project in Reading at the American Planning Association’s Pennsylvania Chapter conference this past October.

Group of people standing outside in forest. — The Board at the October 2019 meeting. From left: Lynne Calamia, PhD. (Philadelphia), Sue Hannegan (Mill Hall), Christine Ussler, AIA (Bethlehem), Megan Tooker (Bellefonte), Lindsay Varner, Ph.D. (Carlisle), Angelique Bamberg (Pittsburgh), Katherine Wyrosdick, AICP (Erie), Jayashree Shamanna (Scranton), Ben Ford Ph.D., RPA (Indiana), Johnette Davies (Philadelphia), and John Conti (Pittsburgh). Board members missing from the photo are Rob Armstrong (Philadelphia), Ira Beckerman, PhD (New Cumberland), Jane Sheffield (Altoona), and Cara Halderman (Pittsburgh).

Welcome, new Preservation Board members!

October 30, 2019 / Elizabeth Rairigh / 0 Comments

The Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Board is a little known, but incredibly talented, group of professionals from across the commonwealth.

Ironing Out the Wrinkles: Finding a New Life for the Inwood Iron Bridge

October 23, 2019 / Guest Contributor / 1 Comment

When travelling between Schuylkill and Lebanon County, some may prefer to skip Interstate 81 and take the more scenic route past Swatara State Park. The park is relatively recent in its formation, created in 1987, and DCNR continues to make infrastructure improvements to provide access to recreational opportunities within the park including biking, hiking, boating, and fishing.

Metal truss bridge over water — Watts Mill Road Bridge, Beaver County, PA

Saving the Watts Mill Road Bridge: Part 1

May 8, 2019 / Guest Contributor / 4 Comments

The biggest obstacle for a small trail or historic preservation group to assume ownership of a historic bridge is usually funding. They operate on lean budgets and do not always have the extra resources to purchase, rehabilitate and maintain a historic bridge. However, a success story is in the making with the transfer of the Watts Mill Bridge from PennDOT to the people of Beaver County.

Preservation Advocacy Week logo.

PA SHPO Goes to Washington!

April 17, 2019 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

A few of my PA SHPO colleagues and I traveled to Washington, D.C. in March to join State Historic Preservation Offices and other preservationists from around the country at National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week.

Buildings — Phoenixville, Chester County is a Certified Local Government

Answering the Key Questions about Local Historic Preservation in PA

March 20, 2019 / Guest Contributor / 1 Comment

Have you ever wondered WHERE local historic preservation programs are being implemented in Pennsylvania? Continue reading

Supporting the Section 106 Review Process

March 6, 2019 / Barbara Frederick / 1 Comment

One of the many roles for all State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs), including Pennsylvania’s, outlined in the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) is to advise, assist, and consult on the review of federally assisted projects that have the potential to affect historic properties. This is known as the Section 106 Review Process. Continue reading