mayor’s land recycling taskforce kick-off meeting thursday, march 4, 2010 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
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Mayor’s Land Recycling Taskforce Kick-off Meeting Thursday, March 4, 2010 10:30 am – 12:30 pm. Luke Ravenstahl Mayor, City of Pittsburgh. Agenda. Welcome, Introductions, and Purpose of the Task Force Mayor Luke Ravenstahl Local Context and Current Strategies - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Mayor’s Land Recycling Taskforce Kick-off Meeting
Thursday, March 4, 2010
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Luke RavenstahlMayor, City of Pittsburgh
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Agenda
City of Pittsburgh – Department of Neighborhood InitiativesCity of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor
Welcome, Introductions, and Purpose of the Task Force Mayor Luke Ravenstahl
Local Context and Current Strategies Rob Stephany, Urban Redevelopment Authority
National Context and Strategies Dan Kildee and Amy Hovey, Center for Community
Progress
Next Steps: Identify Gaps, Work Plan and Meeting Schedule
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Introductions
Members of the Task Force include:
City Representatives County Representatives State Representatives School Representatives Local Authorities Community Development Professionals Real Estate Attorneys Advocates
City of Pittsburgh – Bureau of PoliceCity of Pittsburgh – Department of Neighborhood InitiativesCity of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor
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City of Pittsburgh – Bureau of Police
We are not the City we used to be.
City of Pittsburgh – Department of Neighborhood InitiativesCity of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor
Lost 50% of population (vs. 15% of housing stock)
Currently 1,400 condemnations
Currently 6,000 vacant buildings
Currently 14,000 vacant lots
Almost 20% of our parcels are tax delinquent
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The City of Pittsburgh is shrinking The City of Pittsburgh had 333,527 residents in 2000. This is a
50% percent population loss over five decades since 1950. During the same period, the United States gained 85%.
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Goal of this Task Force: Develop a plan to recycle
tax delinquent and abandoned properties
Turn them back into revenue-generating land
Stabilize property values
Increase the viability of our neighborhoods
City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor
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We are not starting from scratch.
CARC buyback
Mayor’s Green Up Pittsburgh Program
Increase in City’s demolition budget
Community Land Reform Initiative
Online Permitting
City’s First Comprehensive Plan
City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor
The key to revitalization is to control these tax delinquent and abandoned properties. Then we can control our
destiny.
Thank you.