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City-wide Responsible Hospitality Planning:
ByHelenLawrenceville United, Lawrenceville Corporation, and other community organizations and agencies have been working closely with City of Pittsburgh departments and the Responsible Hospitality Institute (link) to create a plan and recommendations to help steward the growth of responsible managed nighttime entertainment districts in our City, including the Lawrenceville business district. In 2013, the Lawrenceville community…
Bus Line Redesign: East End Neighborhoods Meeting
PRT will be hosting a meeting in partnership with Bloomfield Development Corporation, Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, Friendship Community Group, Lawrenceville United, Lawrenceville Corporation, Morningside Area Community Council, and The Stanton Heights Neighborhood Association to provide information to the community about the DRAFT Network 1.0 and collect input. Ten (10) meeting attendees will be randomly selected to receive…
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LU testimony at PPS public hearing re: proposed school closures on 2/22
In response to a proposed plan to reconfigure Pittsburgh Public Schools, LU provided testimony at the February 22nd public hearing in front of PPS administration and the School Board. Read our full testimony HERE. Are you a parent, caregiver, student, or community member interested in supporting strong public schools? Get involved with our PEP Rally…
New Business at 47th and Butler Update
ByadminOn Tuesday March 19th, the Abbey Group, LLC presented their plans for 4635 Butler Street. The community, in general, seemed interested in their plans and ideas for the space. Nearby residents expressed concern over parking and noise. LU will be working with the owners on plans to mitigate the impact that the establishment could have…
Community | Development Updates | Front page posts | Responsible Development | Responsible Growth | Responsible PlanningRecap of Community Development Activities Meeting on Proposal for 62nd St Site (6111 Butler St)
On Tuesday, September 24, at 6:30 PM, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted the Community Development Activities Meetings at Tree Pittsburgh (32 62nd St). The CDAM focused on the proposed plans from Golden East Investors (GEI) for the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh’s 62nd Street Site (6111 Butler St). This presentation was a chance to…
R1A Zoning Text Amendments go to City Council
In March, Mayor Peduto introduced zoning text amendments with a goal of “improving pedestrian safety, enhancing neighborhood walkability, and promoting non-vehicular mobility.” Under this proposed legislation, minimum parking requirements would be reduced from 1 to 0 in R1A (residential, single-family attached AKA rowhouse) neighborhoods like Lawrenceville. Maximum parking requirements would remain the same (4). For more information,…

