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addition to developing
and hosting the tool,
data featured in Urban
Greenprint is also
available as open data on
the WPRDC’s website.
“The convergence of
strong economic, social,
cultural and
environmental factors presents the Pittsburgh region with a
transformational land use management opportunity that is
unparalleled in recent times,” Fearon said. “Local economic
expansion is spurring development in parts of the city and county,
benefiting many residents while potentially leaving others behind.
Visionary, community-supported land use decisions will be needed
to best address these issues and maximize opportunities for all the
region’s residents.”
ALT hopes Urban Greenprint empowers residents to make their
communities more resilient by addressing apparent opportunities
to affect community and environmental issues including recreation
opportunity, neighborhood revitalization, urban greenspace
preservation, urban gardening/farming, and remediation of issues
like flooding, combined sewer overflow, landslides and air quality.
This map helps to outline where opportunities to preserve
environmentally sensitive and important properties are greatest.
Some ways individuals could make use of this data are by
utilizing it to reach out to individuals whose properties are suitable
for use as green infrastructure, to identify opportunities to turn
vacant land into community gardens or other neighborhood assets,
or spark a discussion about risks in developing flood- or landslide-
prone properties.
ONE-OF-A-
KIND CAR
DONATION
PROGRAM
Community Auto, a
nonprofit program of The
Lighthouse Foundation,
accepts donated cars,
repairs and inspects them
when feasible, and sells
them at discounted prices
to low-income working
families and individuals.
The used car in your garage that you don’t have time to sell, or
didn’t get the trade-in value you wanted, or a car the kids used but
no longer need would be the perfect car to donate. Your generous
donation is tax-deductible.
Please contact Community Auto at communityautolico.org or
call 724.538.5081 for details on how to donate your car. n
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