Congratulations to Dr. Jamil Bey on becoming the new Director of City Planning! To learn more about him, BlackPittsburgh had the opportunity to interview him about his remarkable journey. blackpittsburgh.com/geographer-jam…

An Overbrook resident with a doctorate in geography is Pittsburgh’s new planning director.
City Council unanimously approved Jamil Bey as the director of the Department of City Planning.
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Governor Josh Shapiro's budget proposal includes investing nearly $40 million in Pittsburgh Regional Transit.

I'm committed to doing all I can to enhance connections throughout our region to improve employment opportunities, inter-neighborhood connectivity, and everyday travel for our neighbors.

Sasha Williams is one of at least 13 trans people who have died violently in the U.S. this year so far. Violence against the transgender community continues to grow year after year, please stop killing us.

PPS removed every non-filtered drinking fountain in each of its school buildings across the district, replacing them with lead-filtering fountains and water bottle-filling stations. wpxi.com/news/local/pit…

Good morning - I hope that you feel loved, supported, and celebrated today.

At last night’s meeting about traffic calming measures coming to Penn Ave. in the Strip, I was reminded of something important: Love is powerful. 200+ people showed up to show their love for the Strip District and those who use it.

For his years of dedication and service to the LGBTQ Community of Pittsburgh, Richard Parsakian will serve as Grand Marshal of the 2024 Pittsburgh Pride March & Parade on Saturday, June 1 at 12:00 pm qburgh.com/parsakian-gran…

I am deeply saddened by the incident that occurred in Oakland earlier today, resulting in the death of one of our residents.  On behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, we offer our sincerest condolences and prayers to the family and friends of the victim.

We've kicked off traffic calming measures in Homewood!

Did you know that 54% of our traffic calming projects have taken place in Justice 40 Neighborhoods?

Check out this great article: unionprogress.com/2024/05/01/spe…

Congratulations to the great Judy Shepard (Judy Shepard) on this well deserved honor. We're so grateful for the decades of work you've done for the LGBTQ community.
washingtonblade.com/2024/05/03/jud…

“The Mount Washington landslide remediation projects are excellent examples of what can be accomplished when municipal, state and federal government officials work together on solutions that will provide benefits well into the future,”