Examining Resource Use and Areas for Enhanced Cooperation in York County's School Districts
The consulting firm Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, Inc. reivews efficiency and performance in York County's 16 school districts and recommends strategies for improvement. January 2008.
Strengthening Rural Pennsylvania
Penn State and the Brookings Institution examine the Keystone State's rural economy and advocate an integrated strategy for improving it. March 2007.
Structuring Healthy Communities
The Pennsylvania Economy League examines the current and likely future fiscal health of Pennsylvania's municipalities -- outlining the five stages of "municipal fiscal decline" and suggesting alternatives. March 2007.
Committing to Prosperity
The Brookings Institution updates its Back to Prosperity report. March 2007.
Guide to Successful Local Government Collaboration
The National League of Cities presents a blueprint for intermunicipal cooperation. October 2006.
Affordable Housing Expansion Strategy
The Healthy York County Coalition's Housing Task Force commissioned this assessment of the extent to which local providers require technical and/or capacity-building assistance in efforts to meet the current and future housing needs of County. June 2006.
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Little Boxes, Limited Horizons
Nationally known regional planning expert David Rusk examines Pennsylvania's fragmented local governance -- its scope, consequences and potential for reform. December 2003.
Back to Prosperity
"Pennsylvania's cities, towns, and older suburbs are declining as the state sprawls. Pennsylvania's economy is drifting as it responds incoherently to continued industrial restructuring. Are these trends related? This report contends they are, and that both problems can be addressed simultaneously by investing strategically in the state's older communities." Prepared by the Brookings Institution. December 2003.
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Rusk Report II
In this 2002 follow-up to David Rusk's 1996 study of York, he incorporates Census 2000 data, revisits the major trends that continue to affect the quality of life in York's communities and offers renewed suggestions for improvement. December 2002.
Rusk Report I
This is regional planning expert David Rusk’s 1996 study of York County. It's a report that sparked the conversations that eventually led to the formation of YorkCounts. Rusk reviews Census data from 1950 to 1990 and identifies trends that are eroding York County’s quality of life: uncontrolled growth, concentrated poverty, economic disparities and fragmented government. Rusk also recommends specific actions for reversing these patterns.
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