Pro-Housing Pittsburgh
@prohousingpgh
Advocates of housing abundance and affordability in the Greater Pittsburgh region. Join us - DM or email prohousingpgh@gmail.com for details!
Join us tomorrow for our August general meeting featuring former District 8 Chief of Staff Scott McMurtry. Doors open at 6:30 PM. More details at the link in our bio.
We're having a great time at Open Streets! If you want to stop by and say hi, we will be at The Terminal until 2 PM.
Pro-Housing Pittsburgh is proud to endorse Brandon Dukes in the HD-12 special election taking place on August 18th. Brandon will be a strong voice for affordable housing in Harrisburg. Read over our full questionnaire and view ways to get involved here: www.prohousingpgh.org/blog/hd-12-a...
The largest federal housing bill in decades is now the law of the land. Pro-Housing Pittsburgh is proud to be one of the 227 organizations that endorsed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act from the start.
We had a great time at Open Streets yesterday! If you missed us this time, we'll be tabling at the next one as well!
Land use in The Waterfront is zoned under the Waterfront Development District (circled in blue). Here, multifamily housing is legal by right as long as it complies with relatively lax restrictions. The closest corresponding zoning district in Pittsburgh is RM-H (circled in red).
If you've been to The Waterfront recently, you've probably seen the new apartments under construction. In our newest installment of You Can't Build That Here, we discuss the zoning laws that made this housing happen in Homestead and not in Pittsburgh 🧵
Join us this Thursday, May 14th, for a talk with Sally Stadelman, Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Land Bank. More details on our events page here! www.prohousingpgh.org/events/may20...
The Clark Building has been a fixture of the Cultural District’s skyline for almost a century, but zoning almost stopped it from being built! In this intallment of YCBTH, we take a look at the history of exclusionary zoning in Pittsburgh and what it means for the present day.🧵
Join us for a board game meetup at Aslin Brewing Company! Bring a friend or just yourself - we’ll provide the games. Full event details here: www.prohousingpgh.org/events/board...
If you're an Allegheny County resident, contact your Councilperson today and encourage them to vote in favor of regular reassessments. Not sure who they are? You can look up your district here: www.alleghenycounty.us/Government/R...
Join us next Friday, March 20th, for a free tour of Module Housing's Carnegie factory. This is a very cool chance to see the future of housing take shape, right here in Pittsburgh! More details on our events page: www.prohousingpgh.org/events/modul...
Call your state legislators and ask them to support the Golden Girls Act! More detailed coverage of the bill here: www.abc27.com/pennsylvania...
Congratulations to Pro-Housing Pittsburgh founder David Vatz on his confirmation by City Council to Pittsburgh's Planning Commission!
Very exciting news on permitting reform! Check out the full press release here: www.pittsburghpa.gov/News-article...
New office-to-residential affordable housing under construction downtown. We love to see it!
Pro-Housing Pittsburgh congratulates @jenforpa on her victory in yesterday's HD-42 special election. We are excited to see you take the fight for housing to Harrisburg, Jen!
Earlier this month, Pro-Housing Pittsburgh released Bridge to the Future: our top 5 policy recommendations for the O'Connor administration, as selected by our members. We believe these solutions will help Pittsburgh ensure a future of abundant, affordable housing for all!
Join us for our next General Meeting this Thursday, where Pro-Housing Pittsburgh Research Committee Chair Jack Billings will discuss the past and future of land value taxes in Pittsburgh. We hope to see you there!
Today, Pro-Housing Pittsburgh announced our endorsement in the upcoming February 24th State House special election in HD-42. Jen Mazzocco best exemplifies our vision for housing in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. We encourage all members who live in HD-42 to vote for her! Read more on our blog!
Join us tonight for our monthly General Meeting at the JCC, where we’ll be discussing our overall strategy for 2026. Bring your ideas — we hope to see you there!
Join us for our next General Meeting this Thursday with guest speaker Scott Bricker of @bikepgh.bsky.social! We are big fans of BikePGH’s work and we’re looking forward to hearing about their experiences getting involved in the city. We hope to see you there!