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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.
A newly announced committee will conduct a national search to replace Robert Rubinstein, departing executive director of Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority. Rubinstein’s last day in the role will be July 31, the mayor’s office and URA board of directors jointly announced Thursday.
A national study of recent census data sheds light on changes in populations on the neighborhood level, and how the suburbs are central to the discussion.
There are many forms of safety for school crossings that are expensive, but high-visibility paint for crosswalks to a school — how hard can that be?
Pittsburgh City Council unanimously approved a second annual spending plan for the $10 million Housing Opportunity Fund [HOF]. The programs, managed by the Urban Redevelopment Authority [URA], tackle various affordable housing issues in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh housing authority officials say they’ve taken several steps to address concerns raised by residents in Glen Hazel over the November transfer of two subsidized housing developments into private hands.
Created under Republican-backed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017, opportunity zones allow for investment banks and other entities that make money off capital gains — typically hedge funds and other large private investors — to move that income into a fund designated for business and development projects in census tracts that have a disproportionate number of low-income residents. In exchange, the investor can bypass federal taxes on the original capital gains after several years.
For community groups, residents and business owners, the question is how to strike a balance between new growth and preserving economic diversity in the neighborhood.
City and community leaders unveiled a 'comprehensive community plan' for Homewood on Tuesday to about 150 attendees. The plan with address housing and more.
Crystal Jennings’s life was thrust into Pittsburgh’s affordable housing saga in July 2015. Her father, Jerome, was one of more than 200 Penn Plaza residents forced to move from the apartment complex. At the time, her father was in failing health. He died of liver cancer in May 2018, a little more than a year after being displaced. However, Crystal’s ties to the Penn Plaza community would only grow stronger over time. She is a core organizer for Penn Plaza Support and Action and helps take care of former residents as if they’re family.
