The Johnstown Redevelopment Authority (JRA) is actively advancing the proposed Urban Industrial Park at the former home of Bethlehem Steel’s Rosedale and Matterhorn operations. Construction is now underway on critical roadway infrastructure. A key milestone in the project is the…
TYM Tractor Purchase – Tractor purchased in November of 2024 for use at the Plant – loading and unloading, snow removal, miscellaneous tasks. Rotating Unit for Centrifuge – Rotating Assembly replacement. Grit Chamber Project – Rehabilitation of grit chamber system…
The Franklin Street Corridor/Gateway application was awarded to JRA on behalf of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the year 2017. This application was for a $25,000 grant. The project will develop a strategy for strategic investment of multiple…
The City of Johnstown Fairfield Avenue Project Section 313 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, as amended, authorizes the Corps of Engineers to provide support to communities for projects that contain waste water treatment and related facilities; water…
The Iron to Arts Corridor is an expansive project that encompasses infrastructure improvements, landscape architecture, streetscape beautification, facade enhancements, health and safety improvements, and trail connectivity through 25% of the wards of the City of Johnstown. It connects our history…
The Cambria City neighborhood was one of the original boroughs incorporated into the City of Johnstown in 1889. This historic neighborhood has been called the Ellis Island of Johnstown. It served as the local entry for thousands of Europeans who…
In 1960, while the Cambria City Project was being implemented, Dr. Walters, then Mayor, and the new Redevelopment Authority began to work on a plan for the revitalization of the Downtown area. The initial redevelopment project encompassed 11.8 acres of…
The Main Street East Project was to anchor uptown development on approximately three acres of land, embracing 17 parcels. It was proposed as a “major revitalization to a much-ignored sector of the center city”. Work proceeded on demolition, with plans…
The Redevelopment Authority began assisting the City of Johnstown in 1986 with its planned upgrade to the Dornick Point (Greater Johnstown) Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant had been providing primary treatment (separation of solids) since its construction in 1961. The…
In 1991 the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority became the FIRST agency in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to use the newly authorized Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District to fund acquisition, demolition, and public infrastructure improvements for a redevelopment project. The TIF provided…
