The project culminated in the publication of the Philadelphia Investment Portfolio, which contained 56 specific proposals recommended by the project for adoption by civic agencies and city government. In 1984-85, Dr. Hershberg served as the Assistant to the Mayor of Philadelphia for Strategic Planning and Policy Development. He founded the Center for Greater Philadelphia as a response to these trends and to serve as a neutral convener and researcher of public policy affecting the region. The Center launched the Southeastern Pennsylvania State Legislators' Conference, a process bringing together Senators, Representatives and corporate leaders from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. Regional delegation from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties convenes for the first time.
Seminar addresses the wage tax issue.
Continued work on a solution to the wage tax issue. Public transportation in the five-county area. The region's mobility infrastructure. The regional consequences of Philadelphia's economic health or decline. Impact of federal-state relations on Southeastern Pennsylvania.