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by Jon Salmans - November 13, 2020November 3, 2021

The Pittsburgh Zoning Code makes Life Difficult for People without a Car. That Needs to Change.

There are only a handful of Pittsburgh neighborhoods that have both the quality transit and walkability that make it convenient to live without a car.  These include places like much of Squirrel Hill and Shadyside, as well as the parts of East Liberty near the busway station. These places tend to have higher housing costs

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by Jon Salmans - November 11, 2020November 13, 2020

How the Pittsburgh Zoning Code Makes Housing more Expensive

For the first six years of our marriage, my wife and I owned a two bedroom condominium in a ten story building in Squirrel Hill. We loved our condo, and it was so convenient not having to mow a lawn, shovel a driveway, or worry about exterior building maintenance. Since the condo didn’t have stairs,

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