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Many of my friends and I used to call ourselves progressives. Our parents, labor union members and World War II veterans who had fought for social justice overseas, raised us to believe that it is a citizen’s duty to use the political process to improve the lives of all Americans.

Neighborhood advocacy groups have joined a legal battle over an inclusionary zoning law that could shape future housing policies in Pittsburgh and across the country.

The Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh (BAMP) Thursday filed a complaint in federal court to prevent the implementation of the City of Pittsburghs inclusionary zoning ordinance. The ordi...

A business organization is suing the city of Pittsburgh in federal court over the city's efforts to grow affordable housing through inclusionary zoning requirements.

Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to expand inclusionary zoning into the city’s Bloomfield and Polish Hill neighborhoods. Inclusionary zoning requires that market-rate housing developments with 20 or more units incorporate affordable housing into their plans. In Bloomfield and Polish Hill, developers now will be required to earmark 10%

A proposal before Pittsburgh City Council would expand inclusionary zoning into the city’s Bloomfield and Polish Hill neighborhoods. Inclusionary zoning requires that market-rate housing developments with 20 or more units incorporate affordable housing into the plans. In the case of Bloomfield and Polish Hill, developers would be required to earmark

PITTSBURGH, PA (PRWEB) October 04, 2021 -- The 2021 Festival of Homes© will feature dozens of new home communities for consumers to visit during the