Our monthly “Happenings” Community Meeting took place on 1/19/2021. Click HERE to view a full recording of the meeting if you missed it!
9th Ward Block Watch 8.16.16 4412 Butler Meeting – initial introduction Presentation – Powerpoint by Crow Hill By Fabian Friedland, Crow Hill Development Company Background: Crow Hill is based in Brooklyn, but they have a local partner in Pittsburgh. Part of the urbanist movement, they appreciate neighborhoods and historic buildings. Crow Hill is now 14 months…
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,…
On March 13th, 2019, Lawrenceville Clean Air Now (LCAN) and Lawrenceville United hosted “A Community Meeting about Air Quality in Lawrenceville.” Approximately 50 people were in attendance for a presentation from GASP, Q&A, and break-out sessions around specific topic areas related to air quality. Meeting notes are available HERE. To get involved, follow LCAN on…
With support from the Pittsburgh Foundation, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation are offering emergency grants up to $500 to Lawrenceville residents and small businesses to meet urgent, essential needs. Any questions, please contact info@LUnited.org or 412-802-7220 for residents, and 412-621-1616 for businesses. If you’d like to support the fund, you can…
Icon Development presented their plans for a proposed 4-unit residential development at 3710 Charlotte Street at the 6th Ward Block Watch on November 28th. For those original meeting notes and the presentation, please click here. In response to resident questions/concerns that were brought up afterwards, Icon Development has provided some follow up materials. Please see below:…
