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On today’s program: Attorney David Shrager explains why some case proceedings were postponed during the pandemic, and how courts are now getting around to the backlog. COVID-19 cases are going up in the county, with unvaccinated people at risk; Dr. Maya Ragavan with the Pittsburgh Community Vaccine Collaborative explains efforts to understand why people are vaccine-hesitant. And an investigation into McKeesport apartments where residents say conditions are unlivable.
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Tuesday, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Joseph James struck down a Pittsburgh ordinance meant to improve rental property standards in the city. The ordinance would have required landlords to register their properties with the city and pay a fee of up to $65 per unit for inspections and registration processing.
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One month after council permanently enshrined the use of a new affordable-housing tool in Lawrenceville, City Councilor Deb Gross is looking to extend the program just around the block — to Bloomfield and Polish Hill.
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On today’s program: Inclusionary zoning, which requires some developments to create affordable housing units, will be a permanent requirement in Lawrenceville following a pilot project. Now, city leaders look to other parts of Pittsburgh; a public health and filmmaking collaboration looks at mental health among teenagers during the pandemic; and businesses across the state are deciding if to require their employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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On today’s program: Inclusionary zoning, which requires some developments to create affordable housing units, will be a permanent requirement in Lawrenceville following a pilot project. Now, city leaders look to other parts of Pittsburgh; a public health and filmmaking collaboration looks at mental health among teenagers during the pandemic; and businesses across the state are deciding if to require their employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Revenue from the realty transfer tax keeps going up, but funding for housing stops at $40 million.
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The second phase of the Mellon’s Orchard Apartments will create 33 affordable units.
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The legislation would make an affordable housing pilot project in Lawrenceville permanent.
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The pandemic only exacerbated an existing shortage of decent, affordable housing.
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A two-year inclusionary zoning pilot in Lawrenceville will come to an end in July.