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Pittsburgh Puts Urban Agriculture On The Books

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is promoting a number of green initiatives for the city, including new guidelines for the raising of chickens and honeybees in urban areas. The City Council approved the guidelines last week.
13 February 2011 - 9:00am
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Pennsylvania Takes Over Casino Zoning From Cities

Pittsburgh leaders who had spent more than a year creating standards for everything from how a casino should look to where it could be located are furious about a bill enacted by the State House that removes zoning authority from cities.
26 October 2006 - 10:00am
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Affluent Neighborhood Votes Against Bus Service

The newest development in the City of Pittsburgh doesn't want bus service, claiming it will turn their neighborhood into a park-and-ride and few residents will use it.
30 August 2005 - 2:00pm
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Old Pittsburgh Superhighway To Find New Life As Bike Trail

An 11-mile stretch of road and inter-connecting tunnels will become a new bike/wilderness trail.
12 July 2005 - 8:00am
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'Urban Laboratory' Students Win National Prize

Winning plan is an example of how universities and local communities can work together to turn an area around.
17 May 2005 - 12:00pm
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Revitalizing Pittsburgh's Riverfronts

Landscape architect seeks to convert the ecrepit warehouses and shuttered plants on Pittsburgh's riverfronts into assetts.
15 February 2005 - 12:00pm
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New Pittsburgh Downtown Plan Emphasizes Housing Over Retail

A new plan to revitalize Pittsburgh's long-ailing Fifth and Forbes corridor is anchored by space for hundreds of new housing units, de-emphasizing retail space.
21 January 2005 - 12:00pm
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Defending Bush's Global Warming Record

David Garman, U.S. Department of Energy chief of power efficiency, defended the Bush administration's record on global warming.
24 October 2004 - 7:00am
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Call A Taxi? Hey, Mom!

High-mileage motherhood is becoming a standard practice for many American families, despite the equally high stress factor.
5 August 2004 - 11:00am
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Going Car-less In Europe

How do Americans living in Europe adjust to living without a car?
2 June 2004 - 5:00am
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