Summary: Act 153 of 2012 allowed municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 to create a land bank to more efficiently combat blighted, vacant and
Introduction: On Feb.25, Pittsburgh City Council approved a 20-year tax diversion for the Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) created by the Pittsburgh Planning Commission in
Late in the summer, the Mayor of Pittsburgh announced that he wanted to establish the largest ever Tax Increment Financing district (TIF) in the City
A coalition of community activists, environmental groups, and labor unions are becoming increasingly vocal on how development is supposed to look in Pittsburgh-one City Council
Last week we wrote about City Council wanting to have lead time on the decision to accept proposals from firms interested in entering into
If we connect the dots between two documents-the July 15th presentation made by the Mayor to members of the public on the parking lease
We’ve written about the Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program (RCAP) before: it is one of many arrows in the state’s quiver aimed at eliminating blight
The City’s Planning Commission has declared a section of land (176 acres altogether) next to the Summerset Park home development blighted. Doing so allows
