Ground Truthing Our Data: Understanding How Land Loss Occurs and How to Justifiably Return Land Read More
ReClaim Central 2.0 ReClaim ReClaim Land ReClaim Vacant Land ReClaim Vacant Property The Hill District The Hill The District Ambassadors Ambassadorship Nephs Gute Tizzy Ike SugarTop Downlow White Side Chauncey Flackside Robinson Court Burrows St Read More
Bootcamp ’16 Blight Bootcamp is a two day event for residents to learn about resources and best practices to increase the impact of community-led blight elimination efforts in Pittsburgh neighborhoods. The first Blight Bootcamp took place on November 7th, 2015. The event was put together by the City of Pittsburgh, Neighborhood Allies, GTECH, PCRG, URA, and The Design Center Pittsburgh. Conference sessions will highlight work from around the city, including this years host neighborhood, Hazelwood. See below for more information on the…Read More
Bootcamp ’15 Blight Bootcamp is a day-long event to learn about resources and best practices to increase the impact of community-led blight elimination efforts. The first Blight Bootcamp took place on November 7th, 2015. The event was put together by the City of Pittsburgh, Neighborhood Allies, GTECH, PCRG, and The Design Center Pittsburgh.Read More
Hill District Vacant Property Strategy Completed in 2011, the Greater Hill District Master Plan featured two main components: Program Initiatives and Urban Design Proposals. The Program Initiatives presented policies and programs designed to fulfill community goals. The Urban Design Proposals presented projects to improve the physical environment and to leverage development. During the planning process, community members discussed numerous topics to address in the Master Plan, including the issue of vacant property in the neighborhood. As a result, the completed plan includes a program initiative…Read More
Dwayne Cooper Garden of Hope The Dwayne Cooper Garden of Hope is an urban farm, community vegetable garden and sunflower garden in the Hill District community. The site is a platform for education and training programs, farmer’s market space, and community events. The location of this site is the former Francis Court public housing community (intersection of Bedford Avenue & Francis Street) owned by the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. For GTECH, this project combined our vacant land expertise and commitment to workforce…Read More