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Advocating for more public transit, bike infrastructure, pedestrian infrastructure, and housing in the Pittsburgh area. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… Pittsburgh, PA Joined June 2023-
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Inclusionary zoning is anything but inclusionary. Though, it doesn't have to be that way
Inclusionary zoning is anything but inclusionary. Though, it doesn't have to be that way
I 💯agree! If we want new mixed income residential construction (and I do), then we all as a city should be paying for that via public dollars or reduced assessments. The system we have now funds these affordable units exclusively through reduced construction and increased rents
I 💯agree! If we want new mixed income residential construction (and I do), then we all as a city should be paying for that via public dollars or reduced assessments. The system we have now funds these affordable units exclusively through reduced construction and increased rents
According to some people on here, I thought Pittsburgh Public was failing. Wonder what they have to say now that their prized suburban schools have budget problems.
According to some people on here, I thought Pittsburgh Public was failing. Wonder what they have to say now that their prized suburban schools have budget problems.
Can we...just accept that we suck at this? I want to tell you a story that has made me kinda hopeless about Twitter's ability to affect positive things happening, and it starts with this tweet from Hillary Clinton. x.com/hillaryclinton…
Can we...just accept that we suck at this? I want to tell you a story that has made me kinda hopeless about Twitter's ability to affect positive things happening, and it starts with this tweet from Hillary Clinton. x.com/hillaryclinton…
I would love to have a river walk like this in Pittsburgh, but our rivers are too wide.
It doesn't have to be this way. We can fix the mistakes of our past. Now, I don't think the current development is perfect, and I do think the URA should be involved in the redevelopment. But next Tuesday is a development meeting for the lower hill
It doesn't have to be this way. We can fix the mistakes of our past. Now, I don't think the current development is perfect, and I do think the URA should be involved in the redevelopment. But next Tuesday is a development meeting for the lower hill https://t.co/dUxPXh7PkB
Weird that Pittsburgh keeps ignoring the evidence. Our bad zoning policies in Pittsburgh killed hundreds of units of new housing in 2023, and we just keep wondering why rents are going up.
Weird that Pittsburgh keeps ignoring the evidence. Our bad zoning policies in Pittsburgh killed hundreds of units of new housing in 2023, and we just keep wondering why rents are going up.
Some TOD on today's You Can't Build That Here series - Dover Gables in Shadyside, sitting right next to the East Busway. More great housing that's illegal to build! prohousingpgh.org/blog/you-cant-…
Great pro-housing win in Pittsburgh today, with City Council unanimously agreeing that rowhomes can be built on any residential lot citywide - a great win for affordability. Thanks @bobbywilson412 for the leadership on this critical issue. triblive.com/local/affordab…
Happy to see this pass unanimously despite one councilperson not being fully on board. Congrats to @citybridgesclt, @ProHousingPgh, and @bobbywilson412 for all the work that went into this. triblive.com/local/affordab…
I really hope y'all are paying attention to this because it could very well end with the Supreme Court setting a very dangerous precedent that will allow the criminalization of homelessness instead of, y'know... providing *homes* for the homeless. vox.com/scotus/2412332…
The gap between the rhetoric and reform on housing crisis is so wild. We're in a crisis? So we're suspending arbitrary zoning rules? Doubling permitting/inspection capacity? Slashing fees? No? We're just doing another study and maybe tinkering on the margins with rules? Ah.
I'm very excited for this. @bethanyhallam
Parking mandates continue to prove themselves to be pointless. Pittsburgh should end them immediately. strongtowns.org/journal/2024/4…
Take away the vehicles and give Market Square back to the people.
Great to see @ACE_Innamorato leading from the front. Let's get serious about housing affordability in this region!
Great to see @ACE_Innamorato leading from the front. Let's get serious about housing affordability in this region!
Say hello to YIMBY @Innamo! We endorsed County Executive Innamorato's vision for Allegheny County and we're thrilled to see her stand up for a future of "Yes" in our county. We need more housing, and the only way to get more is to stop saying no!
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5K Followers 418 Following Reporter at WPXI TV. Retweets are not endorsements. if you have a story idea, email me at [email protected]With "Inclusionary Zoning" policies, policymakers promise the public that private developers will fund housing affordability. Unfortunately, the reality is that we all pay for it with higher housing costs. Read the @ProHousingPgh policy position on IZ below, and my 🧵(1/9)
Inclusionary Zoning ("IZ") policies sound good on paper, but fail to improve affordability. Particularly when not fully funded by tax dollars, IZ policies depress housing supply and increase housing costs. Read more in our policy brief: prohousingpgh.org/blog/policy-in…
Damn that's wild
Ok but YIMBYism is obviously right wing lol
The city is full, unless you have enough money to buy a house, at which point it's not full and you're allowed to come here.
This is why we need connected networks, not a patchwork of bike lanes.
Inclusionary Zoning ("IZ") policies sound good on paper, but fail to improve affordability. Particularly when not fully funded by tax dollars, IZ policies depress housing supply and increase housing costs. Read more in our policy brief: prohousingpgh.org/blog/policy-in…
The costs of affordable housing should be something shared by society as a whole. Rather than unfunded or underfunded mandates, effective IZ policies must pay for the affordable units in full - through tax abatements, financing, or other methods. (7/9)
I 💯agree! If we want new mixed income residential construction (and I do), then we all as a city should be paying for that via public dollars or reduced assessments. The system we have now funds these affordable units exclusively through reduced construction and increased rents
The costs of affordable housing should be something shared by society as a whole. Rather than unfunded or underfunded mandates, effective IZ policies must pay for the affordable units in full - through tax abatements, financing, or other methods. (7/9)
If only a reassessment was done quickly into Covid to account for all the value shifts that were clearly taking place.
Remember last year, when some local officials around Pittsburgh really started worrying their tax bases were shifting under their feet? @RyanDeto has a superb story on the millions in property value now wiped off the tax rolls, and what might come next triblive.com/news/education…
A countywide reassessment would make taxes fairer, more efficient, and would promote economic growth. Let's get it done!
Downtown Pittsburgh is not alone in plummeting property values. Allegheny County’s suburbs have lost nearly $570 million due to appeals. Several suburban school districts are anxious & are joining the chorus calling for a countywide reassessment. My story triblive.com/news/education…
We need regular, frequent, fair reassessments. Further, we should shift our property tax to a Land Value Tax. Thankful that @bethanyhallam is leading the way on this.
Downtown Pittsburgh is not alone in plummeting property values. Allegheny County’s suburbs have lost nearly $570 million due to appeals. Several suburban school districts are anxious & are joining the chorus calling for a countywide reassessment. My story triblive.com/news/education…
@pgh_urbanist Ditching the land tax system to benefit mansion owners was a mistake
@pgh_urbanist I don't think that would change anything, wideness isn't the issue, I think it's railroads with a chokehold on their riverfront property, combined with highways and roads that surround the city with 0 interest by the city in making them slightly more appealing besides the trails
I WAS WRONG ON THE INTERNET: RTing because I retweeted the Bad Hillary Climate Graph saying "Can I vote for target," not realizing that "target" was Biden's target. This is a good thread.
Can we...just accept that we suck at this? I want to tell you a story that has made me kinda hopeless about Twitter's ability to affect positive things happening, and it starts with this tweet from Hillary Clinton. x.com/hillaryclinton…
This thread is worth reading all the way to the end.
Can we...just accept that we suck at this? I want to tell you a story that has made me kinda hopeless about Twitter's ability to affect positive things happening, and it starts with this tweet from Hillary Clinton. x.com/hillaryclinton…
Can we...just accept that we suck at this? I want to tell you a story that has made me kinda hopeless about Twitter's ability to affect positive things happening, and it starts with this tweet from Hillary Clinton. x.com/hillaryclinton…
What's at stake for our climate in this November's elections? Absolutely everything. carbonbrief.org/analysis-trump…
Logan St and Wylie Avenue, Pittsburgh PA, 1936 vs 2024
The funniest thing is that the insane fascists who wonder why we can't build big, traditional town squares anymore very frequently use pictures of wealthy Black neighborhoods that were razed to build highways to white suburbs.
A reminder that over 10,000 people, almost entirely black families, were displaced for the Civic Arena and Crosstown Boulevard developments. Our cities didn’t “die” naturally, we killed them.
Logan St and Wylie Avenue, Pittsburgh PA, 1936 vs 2024
@PGHtransit recently spent $2.5 million on upgrading the busway station in this neighborhood with pedestrian and ADA improvements. But the city hasn’t upzoned the land next to the station, so the population density on many of those parcels hasn’t changed in almost a century.
Getting some weird harassment from the yinzer-folk who hate Pittsburgh, despite probably not living there and doing nothing to contribute towards its improvement. Screaming about "illegals" and how the city is a "Democratic shithole" will not solve anything.
Did you know that a modestly-sized townhouse development next to a high-frequency transit station is illegal under Pittsburgh’s zoning code? My first blog post at @ProHousingPgh explains the details and provides a story about my failed apartment search in that very neighborhood!
Some TOD on today's You Can't Build That Here series - Dover Gables in Shadyside, sitting right next to the East Busway. More great housing that's illegal to build! prohousingpgh.org/blog/you-cant-…