Post Gazette Arcticle “New housing gives South Oakland street a shot at a second life”
04/17 2014
Author: Dave
UPMC will present its master plan to the City of Pgh Planning Commission on Tues May 13 at 2PM at 200 Ross St, Pgh, PA 15219
There will be a meeting on Thursday, April 24th @ 6pm in the Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple St.
This meeting will discuss updates to the UPMC 10 Year Master Plan as well as updates for the development project at the old Health Department site on Forbes Ave.
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Various government, institutional and other employment and training opportunities
04/16 2014
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From The Mayor's Office:
Next Tuesday April 22 — Earth Day — the City of Pittsburgh will give away free tree seedlings during an event on the City-County Building Portico.
The annual tree giveaway is sponsored by Mayor William Peduto and the Pittsburgh Shade Tree Commission. This year as in the past the City will be giving away flowering Dogwood seedlings.
The annual giveaway is in conjunction with Celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, April 25th. The City is also celebrating status as Tree City USA. Tree City USA is a program sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation that recognizes a City's commitment to care and maintain its trees.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Earth Day
WHERE: City-County Building Portico, 414 Grant St., Pittsburgh.
TIME: Noon. Trees distributed on first come first serve basis.
From The Mayor's Office:
PITTSBURGH, PA – Pittsburgh has been rated the 5th best city in the world for long-term real estate investment in a new study by Grosvenor Research.
The “Resilient Cities” report from the international property development company ranks the world’s top 50 cities on climate, environment, resources, infrastructure, and community affairs.
Pittsburgh is rated the 5th most resilient city in the world, following Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Chicago. Grosvenor — a 300-year-old development firm based in London — uses the report to study the long-term stability and prosperity of cities in guiding long-term property investment.
The report underscores why Pittsburgh is both a good near and long-term bet for real estate, particularly given its growth, good governance and the actions the Peduto administration is taking to mitigate climate risks and invest in infrastructure.
“The rest of the world is responding to the great things happening in Pittsburgh and my administration's promotion of sustainable growth policies to make our city a global leader,” said Mayor William Peduto from Toronto, where he is attending a conference. “Sustainable development projects we are investing in across the city will cement this reputation for decades.”
The report was issued last week at the spring meeting of the Urban Land Institute in Vancouver.
In a statement Grosvenor’s Group Research Director Dr. Richard Barkham said, “This research provides us with a powerful tool to use when looking at the risks and opportunities of long-term real estate investment in cities around the world. It helps Grosvenor, our clients and partners, to look beyond classic, but limited definitions of real estate investment risk, which have little meaning over the long-term, and instead broadens our understanding of a city and its risk profile.”
The study is available here.
A public meeting on two Oakland projects:
Thursday, April 24th from 6-7:30 pm
Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple Street
Hear presentations on:
• UPMC’s final proposal for their 10 year master plan
• Redevelopment plans for the Allegheny County Health Department site at 3333 Forbes Avenue
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: UPMC will present its master plan to the City of Pittsburgh Planning Commission on Tuesday, April 29th at 2:00 pm at 200 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Please RSVP to Tarat@opdc.org
GTECH is hiring for two staff positions for June 2014. Applications are due April 25th. We are also seeking a full-time summer intern.
MEMBERSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
full-time | paid
Do you love meeting new people? As the GTECH Membership and Relationship Manager you'll create, maintain and grow GTECH's network of corporate and Social Capital Council Partners while using your skills in dedicated relationship management, proposal development, event planning and production.
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
part-time | paid
We are seeking an organizational guru. As the GTECH Administrative Coordinator you'll provide operational and, when able, programming support for management, financial and project teams.
STUDENT INTERNSHIP – RESEARCH ASSISTANT
full-time | temporary | paid or Work Study Credits
May 15 – August 15, 2014
Are you looking to use your information gathering super powers for social good? Then you may be the student that we are looking for! As a Research Assistant you will work 35 to 40 hours a week with our ReClaim team to gather information on tools and resources that residents and communities can use to help repurpose their vacant land. The research you do this summer, will aid in the creation of a public city-wide vacant land tool. You get to be part of something big.
From the Mayor’s Office:
PITTSBURGH, PA (April 7, 2014) Mayor William Peduto announced that the City is seeking three qualified year-round AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members to support the City’s servePGH program.
These positions will involve management and hands-on work on a number of service initiatives designed to impact Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods, ranging from home repair to blight reduction to mentoring and beyond. Applications will be accepted until May 23, 2014, or until positions are filled.
Click here for more info.