Council holds public hearing on Manchester Chateau TRID; preliminary vote set for Feb. 19

Pittsburgh City Council on Feb. 12 held a public hearing on Bill 12-34, a resolution authorizing adoption of the Manchester Chateau Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) Phase 1 implementation plan and related agreements. Supporters from neighborhood groups, developers and labor unions testified in favor; the council did not vote and a preliminary vote was scheduled for Feb. 19.

Why this matters: City and developer proponents said the TRID would create thousands of construction and permanent jobs, expand the local tax base and fund neighborhood infrastructure and affordable housing targeted to the Manchester Chateau community, a majority-minority, low- and moderate-income neighborhood that speakers said lacks a business district and faces food access gaps.

Neighborhood representatives and partners spoke first. LaShawn Burton Faulk, speaking for the Manchester Citizens Corporation, said the neighborhood has been working on a recovery plan since the 1965 construction of Route 1965 cut the former business corridor from residents. "This TRID is not just about 1…