Inequity in homeownership is a growing problem in Pittsburgh. Advocates want the state to impose new rules on lenders.
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Disparities between Pittsburgh neighborhoods persist. This project tries to understand why.
About 14% of poor white people in Pittsburgh lived in high-poverty neighborhoods (those with 30% poverty or more), but a staggering 59% of poor black people did, according to an analysis I completed using data from 2017 American Community Survey estimates. These trends are alarming.
Posted inFROM THE SOURCE PODCAST
Episode 12, Season 2: Communal land and ownership — A conversation with Pittsburgh affordable housing advocates
Crystal Jennings and Ed Nusser represent City of Bridges Community Land Trust. They believe building permanent affordable housing and increasing community control through homeownership is a way to address displacement and development throughout changing neighborhood housing markets in Pittsburgh. Jourdan: Hello, everybody, welcome back to Episode 12. From the Source, it’s Jourdan again, we’re back […]
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From the Hilltop to North Side, Black flight drives population change in Pittsburgh
“You’re seeing the Black professionals moving farther and farther away from the city,” said Pittsburgh City Councilman Ricky Burgess.
Posted inDEVELOP PGH
How is the success of economic development measured? It depends on who you ask.
The question of who is benefiting from development is one government officials, developers and neighborhood leaders grapple with as new construction drives change in Pittsburgh.
Posted inDEVELOP PGH
Once a foil of the city’s master builders, Sam Williamson now guides the URA while leading a union, advocates and a political ‘army’
The political player leads a purple-clad army and wields a campaign warchest that can decide council races. The activist against whom the doors were chained helps direct an organization that demands seats at the budgeting table — sometimes to the chagrin of a mayor he helped to elect.
Posted inDEVELOP PGH
Pittsburgh commuters face more than frustration. Research says lengthy commutes can impact your health.
While plenty of people fret long commutes, the path from home to work isn’t only a matter of convenience. Experts say lengthy commutes can take a toll on physical health and negatively impact mood and mental health.
Posted inAMAZON HQ2, DEVELOP PGH, ECONOMY & HOUSING, Equity, IN-DEPTH
The parallel pursuit of Amazon HQ2 and an equitable ‘city for all.’ Can they co-exist?
So such a concerted and costly effort to attract a tech giant to Pittsburgh raises questions about what kind of development project would in fact be suitable for all Pittsburghers.
Posted inDEVELOP PGH
Displaced from Penn Plaza, Vivian Campbell now faces an uncertain future
PublicSource profiled Campbell last year as she readied for her move. We returned a year later to learn about her life after displacement, and what the future holds for the vacant Penn Plaza site and the Mellon’s Orchard complex.
Posted inDEVELOP PGH, ECONOMY & HOUSING, EDUCATION
College degree? Many Pittsburgh-area jobs in the next decade may not require one.
It’s increasingly possible to earn a living wage without attending college, but recent high school graduates often lack the skills to enter those occupations and the awareness that such career opportunities exist in the first place. Several for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the region have stepped in to address the various barriers to high school graduates gaining skilled employment, including lack of technical skills, career readiness or “soft skills,” and contemporary career awareness.
