land bank

Before the city will be able to return more than 30,000 distressed parcels to the tax rolls, officials say the land bank needs state and local cooperation.

Republican Sean Parnell goes back and forth about an audit of 2020's election results; a bill in the state House would make it easier to revitalize main streets; and Democratic state Senators are pushing to increasing accountability for natural gas companies.

A bill in the statehouse could expand the scope of land banks.

After nearly four years of work, the Pittsburgh Land Bank remains a divisive issue.Pittsburgh has a lot of vacant land. One way of revitalizing distressed…

Property taxes fund police and fire services, garbage collection, paving of some city roads and even the library. If you have a Pittsburgh zip code, you’re paying taxes to the city, the county, the school district and the Carnegie Library system.

Six Garfield residents pore over neighborhood maps inside a cramped office. They’re debating what properties and lots they could claim to expand a…

There are some neighborhoods in Pennsylvania cities where half of the properties are blighted or tax-delinquent or both. Between Pittsburgh and…

Ronell Guy oscillated between admiration and admonishment as she drove around the California-Kirkbride neighborhood in the Northside. Guy, who is the…

Like many other older industrial cities, the Pittsburgh region has its share of blight. According to the most recent data from the 2010 census, there are…

Like many other older industrial cities, the Pittsburgh region has its share of blight. According to the most recent data from the 2010 census, there are…