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After eight years, Peduto’s record is a mix of bold plans and frustrating endings

by Charlie Wolfson December 22, 2021December 21, 2021

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is leaving office, leaving a trail of bold progressive ideas, only some of which he was able to implement.

Bedford Dwellings in the Hill District is one of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh's aging properties. File photo. (Photo by Maranie Rae Staab/PublicSource)

Develop PGH Bulletins: Proposed Hazelwood Green parking could ‘look like the Waterfront,’ Planning Commission fears

by Rich Lord November 9, 2021December 21, 2021

September 2021 Develop PGH Bulletins: Rejected as historic, bank branch could face demolition

by Rich Lord September 28, 2021November 5, 2021

The blast furnace on the Carrie Furnace redevelopment site would not be affected by plans to redevelop 75 of the 168 acres around it. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

August 2021 Develop PGH Bulletins: Plan emerging to start building on Allegheny County’s big former mill site

by Rich Lord August 31, 2021November 5, 2021

Beatrice Román, a tenant of Hi View Gardens whose former apartment was inspected by the Allegheny County Health Department four times this year — for mice and roaches, leaks, no heat and holes in wall — uses her phone's flashlight to show the inside of a kitchen cabinet. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Hundreds of violations, few penalties: Allegheny County’s health enforcers frequently inspected — but rarely fined — two McKeesport properties

by Rich Lord and Kate Giammarise August 6, 2021January 12, 2022

State Rep. Austin Davis, D-McKeesport, stands in front of Hi View Gardens, an affordable housing complex purchased in 2018 by PNC Bank. “They need to address the safety concerns immediately,” said Davis. “After reading your story, my initial question is: Is it safe for the people who live here to live here?” (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

PNC Bank pledges to address ‘completely unacceptable’ conditions as officials demand changes at its McKeesport properties

by Rich Lord and Kate Giammarise August 2, 2021January 5, 2022

The former Croatian Federal Union of America building at 3441 Forbes Ave., in an image provided to the City Planning Commission on July 27, 2021. The University of Pittsburgh seeks to demolish it, but then to rebuild the historic facade.

July 2021 Develop PGH Bulletins: Pitt brings case for Oakland building’s demolition to commission

by Rich Lord July 31, 2021November 5, 2021

FROM THE SOURCE PODCAST

Episode 12, Season 2: Communal land and ownership — A conversation with Pittsburgh affordable housing advocates

by Jourdan Hicks and Andy Kubis July 2, 2021November 5, 2021

An artist's rendering of a proposed apartment building that developer SomeraRoad wants to build near the Three Rivers Heritage Trail at the Southside Works, submitted to the City Planning Commission for its meeting on June 15, 2021.

June 2021 Develop PGH Bulletins: Planning Commission approves South Side apartments

by Rich Lord June 29, 2021November 5, 2021

The Avalon Apartment Homes in Avalon, where one tenant's rent nearly doubled to $1,783 last year. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

Soaring rents, waning options: For tenants on tight budgets, the North Hills isn’t a friendly place

by Rich Lord June 17, 2021November 5, 2021