MOVE Roundtable
Pottstown, PA
In 2021, at a time when the world was just emerging from the pandemic, the borough of Pottstown, PA, also was focused on the news that passenger service on the Reading Railroad (yes, the one featured in Monopoly) might be reinstated.
As with all big changes, the return of passenger rail brings both opportunities – such as economic growth and easier access to jobs – as well as challenges, especially worry about more pressure on affordable housing.
In order to get ahead of these changes, the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation sponsored two tracks of the same Mpact: LAB MOVE Roundtable: one with Pottstown participants, and one with participants representing the larger region around Pottstown. While the topics were the same, the discussions varied widely. One thing the groups agreed on was that changes are coming whether the train is or not. The MOVE Roundtable jump-started collective work to both make the most of the positive opportunities and to plan ahead to mitigate related challenges.
