COVID-19
URA coronavirus programs in great demand; more help coming
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"All of our loan officers are working at maximum capacity to meet the overwhelming demand," wrote URA spokesperson Gigi Saladna.
COVID-19
Area economic agencies are offering relief from coronavirus money woes. But will they be ‘equal to the task?’
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Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority [URA] is poised to make more loans available to small businesses and add funds to a program that helps people who are facing housing crises.
COVID-19
Vulnerable communities: How Pittsburgh-area low-income housing providers are responding to COVID-19
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Update (3/24/20): The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will hold its monthly board meeting at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 26, remotely. Members of the public can join and listen to the meeting by calling 646-558-8656 and entering 669381214 followed by a #, and can submit comments in advance here. Update (3/20/20): The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh on Thursday evening closed its offices and scaled back its operations to comply with guidance on the novel coronavirus crisis coming from health and public safety officials. Authority employees will continue to "provide remote services" by phone and email, according to a press release. Most social services provided by the authority or by organizations on its behalf are on hold, as are tenant meetings.
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Kansas City embraced free transit. Here’s what the fare-free debate looks like in Allegheny County.
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Across the country, activists and lawmakers have begun to discuss a radically different approach to making public transit accessible to residents: making it universally free to use. This discussion is also happening in Allegheny County, where public transit advocates hope for fares to be eliminated within 10 years. PublicSource has collected answers to key questions to help area residents understand the pros and cons and how Pittsburgh compares to other cities.
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Planning Commission: Lawrenceville house historic enough, despite damage, tie to slavery
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PublicSource will report here about notable actions and conversations from the meetings of the City of Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission. The meetings are held at 2 p.m. on every other Tuesday on the 1st floor of the Civic Building at 200 Ross Street.
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As Pittsburgh area redevelops, these organizations hope the arts can bolster communities, not remake them
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The relationship between the arts and development is complicated, raising the question of whether development spurred by art helps a community by drawing new attention if it causes harm by altering its identity.
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AHRCO wants a buyer for 1,500 affordable housing units. Advocates worry about the long-term impact on tenants.
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Allegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corporation [AHRCO] has solicited interested buyers for a “1,500-unit affordable housing portfolio [in] Western Pennsylvania.” A notice circulating in the real estate community indicates that offers were due Feb. 26.
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Downtown’s shared heating system may be sold as Allegheny County pulls out and Pittsburgh chases climate goals
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Downtown interests are deciding whether to sell a shared heating system that the county plans to abandon, but that the city views as an asset as it pursues environmental goals.
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When Heinz expanded, a family business lost out. How the standoff from 1999 informs the debate over displacement.
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In 1999, an epic confrontation occurred on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Mayor Tom Murphy and City Council put the full weight of Pittsburgh’s government behind the H.J. Heinz Company’s efforts to expand its shipping facilities along River Avenue.
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Voices of Hill House: How decades at the community center shaped the lives of these three women
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For five decades, the Hill House served as a community anchor in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Residents across generations saw it as a community center, a hub for services such as dental care and work training, a venue for local performers and headliners like John Legend, and also a neighborhood employer.
