Designed to connect the research hubs of Oakland and Hazelwood Green, the transit project will be on hold when Gainey takes office next year. Meanwhile, anxious residents await word on flood relief to which the project is tied.
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About $5.3 million in the 2021 Pittsburgh budget will be moved from police to public safety to fund a new Stop the Violence initiative spearheaded by city councilmen Ricky Burgess and R. Daniel Lavelle.
The initiative is among the police reforms adopted by council this year and is in part a response to public outcry for reform that began after the May 25 killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. Floyd’s death galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement and sparked national protests, including dozens in Pittsburgh.