Listening to Lancaster

For this episode of Listening to Lancaster Hourglass was joined by Todd Roy, President of the Conestoga River Club. Todd gave us the scoop on the new Conestoga Water Trail Rehabilitation Plan, a study and comprehensive planning effort for environmental and recreational improvements along 30 miles of the Conestoga stretching from Brownstown to Safe Harbor.

For this episode of Listening to Lancaster Hourglass was joined by Adriana Atencio, Co-Executive Director, and John Hursh, Spring Fling Board Chair, of The Common Wheel. We spoke about all things bikes– Lancaster’s bike infrastructure, Vision Zero, National Bike Month and more! If you’ve ever wondered how we can make Lancaster a better community through the energy and equity of bikes, this interview is you. Enjoy!

For this edition of Listening to Lancaster Hourglass was joined by Ramon Escudero, Executive Director of F&M’s Center for Sustained Engagement with Lancaster. Ramon talks about the focus areas for the center, including poverty & social inequality, environmental sustainability, social practice and community-based art, and current projects being funded by the center or led by faculty or students. Enjoy this informative interview!

For this installment of Listening to Lancaster the Hourglass was joined by Alisa Jones (President & CEO) and Jackie Concepcion (VP of Community Impact) from Union Community Care. They discussed the merger of Lancaster Health Center and Welsh Mountain Health Center to create Union Community Care. The conversation also touched on issues related to social determinants of health and the COVID-19 pandemic. Enjoy!

For this episode of Listening to Lancaster, the Hourglass was joined by Josh Druce and Carol Simpson of the Coalition for Smart Growth. Their conversation with Jonathan Russell (Hourglass) covered a wide range of planning and smart growth related topics including an interesting discussion on the future of land use in Lancaster County.

Jeffery Swinehart (Lancaster Farmland Trust, Chief Operating Officer) and Amanda Hickle (Lancaster Farmland Trust, Director of Development and Communications) joined Jonathan Russell (Hourglass, Executive Director) for a conversation about the work of the Lancaster Farmland Trust.