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Projects in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Harrisburg is $875,835,000

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Build Transportation Component of Southgate Project (involves replacement roadways, bridges, relieves congestion and spurs $3 billion in economic development) Harrisburg PA 750 $98,000,000 Streets/Roads 23
Landuse and Infrastructure Study and Replacement of Water, Sewer & Other Utility Lines in Southgate Project Harrisburg PA 500 $30,000,000 Streets/Roads 6
Downtown Streetscape Improvement Project: Complete upgrade and expansion of all sidewalks, curbs, streetlights, street furniture. Intersections and signage of central business district (already designed) Harrisburg PA 350 $27,500,000 Streets/Roads -57
Water and Sewer Line Replacements, Upgrades and Elimination of Combined Stormwater/Wastewater Lines into seperated lines Harrisburg PA 850 $90,000,000 Water 56
Nitrate Removal Project at Wastewater Plant, the effluent of which flows into the Chesapeake Bay Harrisburg PA 250 $62,000,000 Water 33
Obstruction Removal Work at Harrisburg International Airport (removal of vacant power plant, other out buildings) Harrisburg PA 250 $14,000,000 Airport -67
Track Extension at Harrisburg Transportation Center; major security upgrades to center and rail tracks into the city Harrisburg PA 125 $5,800,000 Amtrak 47
Acquisition of 350 Rental units, Renovation and Resale for Affordable Housing to new homeowners of moderate income Harrisburg PA 500 $22,750,000 CDBG -36
Construction of 2 downtown hotels Harrisburg PA 500 $22,000,000 CDBG -200
Construction of Steam Line from Waste-to-Energy Facility to Downtown District Heating Plant Harrisburg PA 150 $17,500,000 CDBG 27
Construct and open first-ever Ex-Offender Re-Entry and Job Training Center, including equipment Harrisburg PA 75 $15,000,000 CDBG -25
Construction of Department of Public Works Building Harrisburg PA 150 $15,000,000 CDBG -38
Eighteen story mixed-used commercial center in downtown Harrisburg PA 400 $12,000,000 CDBG -53
Build citywide Rec Center & Skating Rink Harrisburg PA 120 $9,000,000 CDBG -96
Reconstruction /repaving of 75 Streets Harrisburg PA 150 $7,250,000 CDBG 33
Energy conservation retrofits to city and school district buildings Harrisburg PA 35 $7,000,000 CDBG 15
Retrofit and Energy Efficency Upgrade to Waste-to-Energy Plant (where steam and electricty are co-generated) Harrisburg PA 125 $28,000,000 Energy 17
Installation of Solar Panels on city, school district bldgs., on streetlights, traffic signals Harrisburg PA 110 $20,000,000 Energy 18
Energy conservation retrofit to low-income homeowner's homes Harrisburg PA 300 $20,000,000 Energy -11
Installation of rooftop wind turbines on public sites, including their grid connections Harrisburg PA 125 $14,000,000 Energy 22
Energy conservation retrofit, security upgrades and building improvements Harrisburg PA 78 $32,000,000 Housing -8
Replace Metro criminal information system with state-of-the-art technology that also accords inter-operability with other agencies) Harrisburg PA 25 $9,500,000 Public Safety -4
Hire 50 new police officers Harrisburg PA 50 $3,100,000 Public Safety 49
Vehicles, radios and gear for 50 new police officers Harrisburg PA 5 $1,150,000 Public Safety 14
Hire Community Relations Coordinator and 5 support staff (for greater police-public interaction, crime watch group support, public information role) Harrisburg PA 6 $285,000 Public Safety -46
Replacement of 12 roofs of existing schools and replacement of HVAC, Plumbing and Electrical systems of 5 schools Harrisburg PA 550 $70,000,000 Schools 22
Construction of new vocational-technical school campus, to be named the 21st Century Job Skills Center, including elementary and seondary classrooms and vo-tech industry center Harrisburg PA 550 $68,000,000 Schools -28
Renovation and Upgrade to William Penn School Campus (built 1926) Harrisburg PA 350 $62,000,000 Schools -12
Replacement of former Woodward School with new pre-school/elementary campus Harrisburg PA 250 $32,000,000 Schools -20
Construction of 30 Pre-School Classrooms and 15 Reading Recovery classrooms Harrisburg PA 350 $32,000,000 Schools -7
Energy efficiency retrofit of school buildings, machinery and equipment Harrisburg PA 50 $8,000,000 Schools 13
Improvements to bldg. and rail tracks at Harrisburg Transportation Center (bus and rail center) Harrisburg PA 150 $9,200,000 Transit 25
Purchase natural-gas powered mass transit buses, including downtown trolley buses Harrisburg PA 75 $7,000,000 Transit 28
Build Regional Rail Stop at HBG. International Airport Harrisburg PA 35 $2,800,000 Transit 47
New, energy-efficient bus stops with LED information screens Harrisburg PA 50 $2,000,000 Transit -67