Pittsburgh is the land of landslides, yet research monitoring them is sparse. But projects out of Pittsburgh’s universities could fill in the gaps to sturdy the region’s hillsides.
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The Monongahela Incline Review Committee will include local officials and stakeholders, including business owners who've been affected by closures during the past year.
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A bill expected to be introduced to Pittsburgh City Council this week would expand existing tax cuts for downtown developers as vacancy rates climb.
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Pittsburgh’s housing authority will open its Section 8 voucher waiting list today for the first time since 2018.
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City leaders gathered Downtown Monday to highlight the need for more traffic-calming measures as the city seeks to reduce fatal crashes.
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The derailment in Northampton County involved three trains that left some railroad cars scattered along a riverbank and at least one partially in the river.
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The derailment in eastern Pennsylvania left some railroad cars along a riverbank and at least one partially in the river but caused no reported injuries or hazardous materials concerns
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The cost of providing water and sewage across the country has been increasing by more than triple the rate of inflation — and that cost is increasing even faster in the Pittsburgh area, as the region undergoes generational infrastructure improvements. Some water and sewage utilities are doing better than others at helping vulnerable customers keep their water on.
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A Spotlight PA analysis reveals the program, which was closed for more than a year to resolve a backlog, has funds to help more than 3,000 homeowners.
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National Transit Safety Board officials said the bridge was in such poor condition, it should have been closed to traffic before the collapse could take place.
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Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato is seeking candidates for five available positions on the 11-member board of Pittsburgh Regional Transit.