Community Meeting on 3801 Liberty Ave.

4.15.16 Update
LU and LC jointly sent the following letter to the Zoning Board of Adjustment regarding the development proposed, expressing conditional support.

4.15.16 Update
LU and LC jointly sent the following letter to the Zoning Board of Adjustment regarding the development proposed, expressing conditional support.
Lawrenceville United facilitated a community meeting on Thursday 12/7/2017 with Josh Aderholt of Century Equities to provide an update on construction at the former Washington VoTech. Please see below for meeting notes and an updated site plan/renderings: Meeting notes from 12/7/2017 Updated site plan and renderings This community meeting was focused on construction and its…
In advance of Allegheny County Health Department’s upcoming release of the draft operating permit for McConway and Torley, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted a community meeting with ACHD on 10/4/2017 regarding the air quality permit process, what to look for, and how the public can engage. Please see below for materials from the meeting:…
Look around Lawrenceville and you can see that this neighborhood is full of beautiful street trees and unique green spaces. Many hands have supported the work of transforming Lawrenceville into a place with strong community gardens, beautiful parks, and a tree lined main street. The Lawrenceville Tree Tenders (LVTT) is one of the groups that has been responsible for leading this work in Lawrenceville. Join the LVTT…
Understanding Implicit Bias The Understanding Implicit Bias training has been rescheduled, and will now be held on Saturday, May 19th from 10 am – 1 pm at the Goodwill Workforce Development Center, 118 52nd Street. Event Details How can someone’s race, sex, age, and other characteristics influence the way we see and treat them even when we are…
Please join us on Thursday, December 7th at 7 p.m. at Stephen Foster Community Center (286 Main Street) for a community meeting regarding the construction of a new hotel at the former Washington VoTech School site. The Century Group will be present to discuss construction on the building and potential impacts to the community as…
Lawrenceville United (LU) and Lawrenceville Corporation (LC) were founded in the early 2000’s to respond, in different ways, to serious challenges facing the three City neighborhoods that comprise Lawrenceville: decades of disinvestment, major crime, widespread vacancy and blight, lack of employment and educational opportunities, failing public infrastructure, and a lack of consensus on how to…