Thursday, May 2, 6-8 pm at William Pitt Union in the Lower Lounge (ground floor) is Pitt’s next community meeting about their IMP process. This meeting will focus on Neighborhood Improvement Strategies.
See flyer for more info.
Oakland
Monday, March 11, 6-8 pm is Pitt’s community meeting about their IMP process. This will be a good opportunity for community members to ask Pitt about their plans for community engagement around their Community Enhancement Strategy as well as their timeline.
Second Public Meeting on Development at Fifth & Halket
Monday, February 25, 2019 6:00 PM, 294 Semple Street
Walnut Capital is hosting a second meeting to discuss their proposed office building at Fifth Avenue and Halket Street. They will follow up on issues raised at the January 23rd meeting, propose strategies to address these concerns, and present a potential community benefits package.
Contact jcrowell@opdc.org or (412) 621-7863 ext. 23 for more information.
Looking for a job with competitive pay and benefits?
Carlow, CMU, Chatham, and Pitt are teaming up to launch a new jobs program called the University Talent Alliance, designed for residents from Oakland, Uptown, the Hill District, and Homewood.
After completing a paid month-long training and mentoring program, residents will secure full-time employment at one of these universities as an administrative assistant. Four-year degrees are not required.
OPDC is signing residents up now. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to work near where you live!
Learn more at pittsburgh-id.com/talent-alliance
Please reach out to Jarrett Crowell at
jcrowell@opdc.org or (412) 621-7863 ext 23
Speak up for your parks! Join the City of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh
Parks Conservancy and the Oakland Planning and Development
Corporation for a citywide discussion on making Pittsburgh parks
better for all at the Oakland Parks Listening Tour:
2.20.19 at 6 PM
Oakland Career Center Community Room 294 Semple Street
Monday February 11 at 5:30 pm is Pitt’s community meeting about their IMP process. This will be a good opportunity for community members to ask Pitt about their plans for community engagement around their Community Enhancement Strategy as well as their timeline.
Due to severe weather, the Pitt Institutional Master Plan originally scheduled for t1/30/19 has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled at a later date to be announced.
Wednesday, January 30 at 5:30 pm is Pitt’s community meeting about their IMP process. This will be a good opportunity for community members to ask Pitt about their plans for community engagement around their Community Enhancement Strategy as well as their timeline.
01/23 2019
On Monday, February 11 at 6 pm in the Parkview Manor community room, OPDC and South Oakland Neighborhood Group (SONG) are hosting a dinner and movie night where we will show two short films about the history of Community Land Trusts and how they work. Any interested Oakland residents (not just from South Oakland) are welcome.
01/23 2019
Wednesday, January 23 at 6 pm at the Oakland Career Center at 294 Semple St, Walnut Capital will be presenting plans for a new office building at Fifth and Halket (flyer attached). This is a large project and our community process with this project will help set the precedent for future development. Please encourage your neighbors to attend.