Category: Community Development
Foundation for Accountability?
| April 30, 2008 | Posted by breen under Community Development, Government, Pittsburgh, Politics |
Yesterday, City Council approved the distribution of public dollars through a private foundation. Councilor Ricky Burgess is planning to funnel funds allocated to his district through the Poise Foundation. For more details, see this article. What does everyone think of this strategy in terms of accountability? It seems like a good idea to take the…
Local Leadership
| April 17, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Environment, Government, Pittsburgh, Public Safety, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
Yesterday afternoon, over 100 neighborhood representatives met in Highland Park for the Mayor’s Neighborhood Summit. Participants were invited there to, “begin the process of informing and shaping the City ‘s community revitalization policy.” Presentations were made by foundation and URA representatives. However, the discussion was not sufficient to inform and shape policy. In this humble…
presidential candidates take on placemaking
| April 1, 2008 | Posted by breen under Community Development, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
April fool’s, friends!
Learn about the CBA!
| March 27, 2008 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Information, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development |
“What happens in the Hill will affect all of Pittsburgh…. One Hill..One City..One County” This Saturday morning, join leaders of the One Hill CBA Coalition to learn about their current struggle to win a Community Benefits Agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Learn how we can help them win and how the Hill’s victory can help…
CBA Hearing at County Council on Tuesday, March 25th
| March 21, 2008 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Events, Gambling, Government, Jobs, Labor, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Take Action |
One Hill CBA Coalition Fighting for Good Jobs and Other Benefits From Arena Development The One Hill CBA Coalition has been fighting since September to ensure that the publicly funded development of the new Penguins Arena returns real benefits to the community. The Penguins are the developer for the arena and the land where the…
Development Done Right
| March 19, 2008 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Environment, Gambling, Government, Jobs, Labor, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
The following article is re-posted from today’s PG: Development done right Community agreements help spread the benefits of publicly subsidized projects Wednesday, March 19, 2008 By Gabe Morgan and Sam Williamson Pittsburghers have begun a long overdue discussion that could make our region an international model for just and sustainable development. This conversation could prevent…
Public Meeting: Penn Avenue Corridor Phasing Plan
| March 11, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Community Development, Pennsylvania, Transportation, Urban Planning |
Public Meeting: Penn Avenue Corridor Phasing Plan Tuesday, March 11, 2008 – 6pm Saint Lawrence O’Toole Activity Building Penn Ave and North Atlantic More detail: http://groups.google.com/group/pennavepgh/browse_thread/thread/ef6f6b39d0eea384 Time: 6:00PM – Sign In 6:30PM – Presentation 7:00PM – Group Breakout Discussions The City of Pittsburgh, in cooperation with the PA Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration,…
Does quasi-public mean quasi-accountable?
| February 20, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Government, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Transportation, Urban Planning |
URA Executive Director Pat Ford might be in trouble for his approval of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to allow a giant electronic billboard on Downtown’s new transit center. Beyond the question of why the URA director has any say on a City zoning issue, is the question of how he is held accountable for what…
a lesson for our leadership
| January 22, 2008 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Government, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
as a community development professional, i have long been dismayed with our local government’s top-down approach to development. i believe that sustainable development arises from a process of collective input because, logically, who knows better than those who will use it? i understand that inviting widespread input into anything is a daunting undertaking but, as…
Our Region’s Plan Open House
| December 10, 2007 | Posted by april under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Environment, Events, Government, Information, Issues, Links, Location, Sustainable Development, Transportation, Urban Planning, Western PA |
Monday, December 10th 12:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Xplorion Lobby, Regional Enterprise Tower (Old Alcoa Building) 425 Sixth Avenue, Downtown Pgh For more information, please call (412) 391â€5590 or visit www.projectregion.org. If you can’t make it to the open house, you can read the plan document and comment on it at the website linked above.…
Thinking Small
| December 6, 2007 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Community Development, Government, Neighborhoods, Pittsburgh, Poverty, Public Safety, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
In an article in Tuesday’s paper, the decentralization of Housing Court is being painted as a solution to building inspection issues. The efficiencies of a centralized system allow for more inspections to occur. The theory is that the neighborhood system will benefit neighborhoods because active neighbors know the District Magistrates and are therefore more likely…
pittsburgh just got a little greener.
| November 20, 2007 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Environment, Government, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Take Action |
an article in today’s post-gazette reviews current action at city council regarding green building. council has just passed a bill that will incentivize developers to build green: Some cities allow green buildings to be larger, as council did yesterday with a final vote on Mr. Peduto’s legislation allowing certified structures to be 20 percent taller…
save schenley: how to get involved
| November 15, 2007 | Posted by breen under Community Development, Education, Issues, Pittsburgh, Take Action, Young People |
this was posted in the comments of my previous schenley post and i thought it would be helpful to re-post it so that people don’t miss it. the information was posted anonymously and thus i am not responsible for it’s accuracy. ……………………………………………………………………………… The Superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public School District announced on Halloween 2007, that…
the people say, don’t close schenley
| November 9, 2007 | Posted by breen under Community Development, Education, Government, Pittsburgh, Young People |
articles at the top of both the post-gazette and tribune-review today reflect the sentiment of the many people who turned out to oppose the closing of schenley high school by the pittsburgh public schools. this is the second time that the school district has threatened to close the school under the administration of superintendent mark…
action item: green building legislation at city council
| November 7, 2007 | Posted by breen under Community Development, Environment, Government, Issues, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Take Action, Urban Planning |
from the green building alliance, pittsburgh’s affiliate of the us green building council: Dear Friend of GBA, I am writing to encourage you to reach out to your Pittsburgh Council Member and encourage them to support our Sustainable Development Bonuses legislation on Wednesday the 14th (text of legislation is below). Attached are some files which…
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