City project to improve Uptown continues

Hallie Lauer | Layout Editor In the fall of 2015, Pittsburgh became the first in the country to introduce a plan to become a more efficient and safer city. The specific communities targeted for renovation are Uptown and West Oakland. Titled the EcoInnovation District, the city’s plans hope for the neighborhoods to become, “an area dedicated to sustainability, innovative development practices and inclusive job growth.” … Continue reading City project to improve Uptown continues

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Duquesne partners to revitalize Uptown

By Raymond Arke | The Duquesne Duke Uptown, the neighborhood in which Duquesne resides, has seen better days. However, city planners, local nonprofits and even some Duquesne faculty members are working on a project to improve Uptown for the more than 10,000 people who live or work there. Launched in fall 2015, the EcoInnovation District is a redevelopment project intended to make Uptown a safer, … Continue reading Duquesne partners to revitalize Uptown

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City eyes Uptown revival with urban planning

By Carolyn Conte | The Duquesne Duke The neighborhood surrounding Duquesne might start looking more like the Netherlands in the near future. The City of Pittsburgh is considering a $1.5 million project to transform Uptown into a “destination-neighborhood” by using environmentally friendly urban planning techniques based on a Dutch method called “EcoInnovation,” according to Tim McNulty, communications manager for Mayor Bill Peduto. McNulty said the … Continue reading City eyes Uptown revival with urban planning

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