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Housing advocates urge Pittsburgh council to adopt inclusionary zoning
Summary
Multiple speakers at the Oct. 1 standing committees meeting pressed Pittsburgh City Council to vote on an inclusionary zoning (IZ) package that advocates say was approved by the Planning Commission eight months earlier; council did not act on IZ at the meeting.
Housing advocates told the Pittsburgh City Council standing committees on Oct. 1 that the city must adopt an inclusionary zoning policy to increase affordable housing supply.
The calls came during the public-comment portion of the meeting, where Maddie McCrady, co-chair of the Housing Justice Table, told council members, “The people of Pittsburgh deserve a vote on the housing needs assessment package and the ICEE compromise.” McCrady said the coalition represents “over a 180 organizations and independent advocates” and that the Planning…
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