<p>In-depth reports and briefs provide impartial information and analysis of complex and important issues, often comparing Philadelphia to other cities and illuminating front-and-center issues.</p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx A new brief from Pew’s American Cities Project finds America's largest cities are growing more rapidly than their surrounding regions, and the nation as a whole, according to recent Census data. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899404741&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Reports and Briefs&WT.rss_a=Many Major Cities Gain Population Faster Than The Rest Of Their Metro Areas&WT.z_contenttype=Report <br />The Philadelphia Research Initiative conducted a study analyzing the Free Library of Philadelphia’s operations and the challenges facing urban libraries across America. Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899389582&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Reports and Briefs&WT.rss_a=New Challenges for Urban Libraries (Spring 2012 Trust Magazine)&WT.z_contenttype=Summary <p>A 2012 updated look at Philadelphia by the numbers depicting a city in transition on a number of fronts—with familiar problems and one promising demographic trend.</p> Sat, 31 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899378970&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Reports and Briefs&WT.rss_a=Pew 2012 State Of The City Report Shows Philadelphia’s Underlying Problems Remain Daunting, While Rising Young Adult Population Presents Opportunity&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>Numbers produce an image of a city’s place in time. For Philadelphia in 2012, the picture is of a city in transition on a number of fronts. There are familiar problems and one promising demographic trend. In the past year, unemployment in the city was down, but job creation slowed from the year before. Residential building permits were up, but home sales dropped a sixth straight time. Violent crime fell overall, while the homicide total increased for the second year in a row.</p> Sat, 31 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899378646&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Reports and Briefs&WT.rss_a=Philadelphia: The State of the City - 2012 Update&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Research Initiative finds that the Free Library of Philadelphia, like urban libraries across America, is struggling to keep up with the changing demands of city residents who have come to rely on their neighborhood libraries to perform an ever-wider range of functions.</p> <p> </p> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899373310&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Reports and Briefs&WT.rss_a=Pew Study: Philadelphia Free Library, Like Other Big-City Libraries, Struggles to Keep up with Residents’ Changing Demands&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts finds that urban libraries are experiencing increased demands for an ever-widening array of services, due in part to the poor economy. At the same time, libraries’ funding from local governments has been cut, leaving them with fewer resources, staff and hours with which to meet these new challenges.</p> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899373285&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Reports and Briefs&WT.rss_a=Pew Study: Urban Libraries Struggle to Meet Greater Demands with Fewer Resources&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>Big-city public libraries have rarely been as popular as they are today and rarely as besieged. This report looks at the Free Library of Philadelphia’s operations and the challenges facing urban libraries across America.</p> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899373217&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Reports and Briefs&WT.rss_a=The Library in the City: Changing Demands and a Challenging Future&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about the results of a public opinion poll finding that residents consider high taxes a serious problem.</p> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899372795&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Reports and Briefs&WT.rss_a=Nutter's Budget Holds the Line on Taxes&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about Mayor Nutter's efforts to address the city-wide weariness reflected in public opinion polls commissioned by the Philadelphia Research Initiative.</p> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899372787&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Reports and Briefs&WT.rss_a=Nutter: No 'New' Taxes; 'New' Is Relative Term&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx