Category: Sustainable Development
Pittsburgh is (sort of) “green.”
| June 9, 2008 | Posted by breen under Environment, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
Pittsburgh is featured in a recent series on grist.com. I think that this article provides a very fair assessment of Pittsburgh’s “greenness”: The Smoky City has become a poster child of sorts for urban revitalization, although it still hasn’t achieved the eco-notoriety of larger metropolitan areas. As home to the nonprofit Green Building Alliance, Pennsylvania’s…
To consolidate or not to consolidate?
| June 4, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Civic Engagement, Government, Sustainable Development, Western PA |
A better question is: what are we consolidating? The answer to that is unclear in a 2004 poll of Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project members referenced in testimony before last week’s hearing of the Pennsylvania House Urban Affairs Committee. The terms municipal consolidation and regionalism can have multiple meanings; the most important implication of this fact…
Enviroburgh
| April 20, 2008 | Posted by breen under Environment, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development |
Pittsburgh’s political leadership might be less progressive than we would like but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t progress in Pittsburgh. The contemporary environmental movement (also known as “being green”) has seen a lot of activity in Pittsburgh. When recently asked what I could recommend for a field trip for second graders learning about “green,”…
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…
More Lanes = More Traffic
| February 29, 2008 | Posted by breen under Government, Mon-Fayette Expressway, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Transportation |
An article in yesterday’s Post-Gazette asks, “Would toll lanes unclog Parkway East?” The answer is no. Fifty years of planning and traffic engineering has shown that more lanes equal more traffic. Much like the law of physics that says that liquids flow until pressures are equalized; traffic expands until roads are clogged. There are other…
The Importance of Being Accountable
| February 27, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Civic Engagement, Government, Issues, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development |
A lot of fuss has been made lately about the billboard proposed for the Grant Street Transportation Center (GSTC). City Council has taken up the issue and is considering an investigation. Some citizens might hear about this and think that this is a frivolous issue and Council is on a power trip. That is not…
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…
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