Ways to Get Involved in October
October is shaping up to be a busy month for housing in Pittsburgh. There are opportunities to weigh in for individual projects, neighborhood zoning, city wide policy, and state policy.
You Can’t Build That Here - 3525 Beechwood Blvd
Our fourteenth entry in the You Can’t Build That Here series takes us to an early 20th century fourplex in Greenfield.
Policy - Broad Upzoning
Pittsburgh needs to upzone the entire city. We should allow more housing to be built everywhere in the city. Reducing complexity and unnecessary restrictions will make it easier to build housing, drive down housing costs and rents, and decrease the city’s segregation.
You Can’t Build That Here - August Wilson House
Our thirteenth entry in the You Can’t Build That Here series takes us to the childhood home of renowned Pittsburgh playwright August Wilson in the Hill District.
You Can’t Build That - Park View Flats
Our twelfth entry in the You Can’t Build That Here series takes us to a turn of the century small apartment building in Highland Park.
Book Review - The Color of Law
In our first entry in our new Book Review series, we review Richard Rothstein’s The Color of Law and apply its thesis to Pittsburgh.
National Speaker Series - Shane Phillips
Third entry in our National Speaker Series, featuring guest Shane Phillips talking about housing affordability. (Video)
Policy - Property Tax Assessments
Frequent, regular, fair property tax assessments help with housing abundance and affordability. We support the legislation currently before county council mandating regular assessments by the county.
Policy - Inclusionary Zoning
Inclusionary Zoning sounds like a good policy for promoting affordable housing. But what are its actual effects? Join us on our fourth policy piece as we explore Pittsburgh’s Inclusionary Zoning policy and its impact on abundant, affordable housing.
You Can’t Build That Here - Dover Gables
Our eleventh entry in the You Can’t Build That Here series takes us to an early 20th century Garden City Movement collection of courtyard townhouses in Shadyside.
Houses can touch each other!
Yesterday, Pittsburgh City Council voted unanimously to enact Ordinance 59, allowing houses to touch each other citywide!
The first step in the zoning reform our city needs.
Policy - Land Value Taxes
This is the third entry in our Policy series. Here we discuss what Land Value Taxes are, how they impact housing in Pittsburgh, and how we can use them to reduce blight.
National Speaker Series - M. Nolan Gray
Second entry in our National Speaker Series, featuring guest M. Nolan Gray talking about zoning reform. (Video)
Does Pittsburgh really need more housing?
In a city where population is decreasing, do we really need more housing?
Yes! Our constrained housing supply is pushing people out of the city! Unless we build more to keep up with the increase in demand, prices will continue to rise and more people will be forced out.
Policy - Minimum Lot Sizes
This is the second entry in our Policy series. Here we discuss what Minimum Lot Sizes are, how they impact housing in Pittsburgh, and why we should abolish them.
M. Nolan Gray - March 14 - 7 PM
Come join us with CMU’s Tartan Democrats and Pitt’s College Democrats in welcoming M. Nolan Gray, author of Arbitrary Lines.
Residential Zoning by Race in Pittsburgh
On May 11, 2023, we were delighted to have a talk by Carolyn Ristau on the intersection of Race and Zoning in Pittsburgh.
Single Family Attached Housing
On Jan 23, members of Pro-Housing Pittsburgh spoke in favor of Councilman Bobby Wilson’s proposed legislation for Single Family Attached Housing
Policy - Parking Mandates
This is the first entry in our Policy series. Here we discuss what Parking Minimum Mandates are, how they impact housing in Pittsburgh, and why we should abolish them.