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Activists met Downtown to open Netroots Nation, a gathering of progressives from across the country. Attendees heard from a number of local leaders to talk about building a political movement.
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The Hill district will receive $11.3 million to help rebuild its roads and sidewalks on Centre Ave., local politicians announced Tuesday. The city will use the money to reconstruct intersections, build sidewalks, install green infrastructure, build a bike path and take other traffic calming measures.
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Mayor Gainey talks OnePGH, police staffing levels, and Pittsburgh Public Schools’ new superintendentOn today’s episode of The Confluence: We learn what options the city might pursue to work with tax-exempt organizations, now that ties with OnePGH have been severed; and what’s new in the second edition of “100 Things To Do In Pittsburgh Before You Die.”Today’s guests include: Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey; and Rossilynne Culgan, journalist and author.
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The first beams needed to rebuild the Fern Hollow Bridge were delivered to the site today.
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A new city initiative could help bring more diversity to Pittsburgh boards and commissions.
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On Wednesday, Pittsburgh City Council preliminarily approved the hiring of a global firm to inspect all 150 city-owned bridges and create a maintenance plan for each bridge.
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One PGH was launched by former Mayor Bill Peduto last year as a way to secure funding for affordable housing, community centers, education, and other social programs from tax-exempt nonprofits like UPMC.
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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey announced plans to use $2.1 million in federal coronavirus aid to boost housing availability downtown.
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Only a small part of the overall funding needed to extend the street and build a pedestrian bridge has been secured.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: A conversation with Pittsburgh’s mayor about a new plan to curb gun violence in the city; and with property tax bases in decline, some municipalities have no choice but to raise the property tax rates of homeowners.Today’s guests include: Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey; and Rich Lord, managing editor at PublicSource.