Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday to reallocate millions of dollars in covid relief funding to invest in public safety vehicles, landslide remediation and infrastructure projects that are on a timeline to be completed before the funds expire. Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act must be allocated and under contract
Pittsburgh officials are looking to reallocate millions in federal covid-19 relief funds to invest in public safety vehicles, landslide remediation and other projects. Legislation before City Council would shift American Rescue Plan Act money to projects that “we need to spend money on now,” City Council Budget Director Peter McDevitt
An abandoned property in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood is slated to be redeveloped for either affordable or mixed-income housing. The city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is accepting proposals from redevelopers through the end of the month. The URA said it wants to transform the Brownsville Road property known as Berg Place into
Pittsburgh officials waited months to address structural problems on three bridges that experts said needed to be addressed within a week, according to a spokeswoman for Mayor Ed Gainey. Gainey released a comprehensive report on the condition of 147 city-maintained bridges in December. The collapse of the former Fern Hollow
Pittsburgh police ranks could drop below 700 officers by the start of 2025, leaving the bureau depleted and with low morale, officials said during a wide-ranging, three-hour city council meeting Tuesday on the state of policing in the city. Thirty-five Pittsburgh police officers retired in 2022; another 39 resigned last