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Old 03-01-2017, 07:04 PM
 
Location: Etna, PA
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One thing you guys need to keep in mind is Peduto is covering his left flank right now, because that's where he's really vulnerable. The Reverend John Welch is running against him, alleging he's not done enough to help marginalized communities, particularly the black community in Pittsburgh.

I do not think Mr. Welch will have a winning coalition in a city where black people make up only 25% of residents. Nonetheless, the political pressure that Peduto feels is from those who argue he hasn't done enough for low-income people in the city, not that he's done too much. Honestly, many of his policies (including the executive order on affordable housing) look like window dressing to me, with the intention of making it seem like Pittsburgh is doing a lot while changing relatively little.
Is it necessary for him to cover his left flank? Can you be more left-wing than him and expect to get elected?
Harris may win the Yinzer vote, but she doesn't exactly seem to be respected - and there's no way she'd be as well financed as Peduto is/will be.

John Welch also has as much chance of becoming Mayor as AJ Richardson did.

The only threat to King Peduto in Pittsburgh is if he somehow managed to egregiously offend the establishment Democratic committee power brokers and they all managed to coalesce around someone like a Wagner. Which ain't happening in this election.
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Old 03-01-2017, 11:32 PM
 
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Read some of the study and it seemed useless. I didn't see single answer to the issues addressed.
Affordable houses, good schools, stores you want to go to, and seeing people like you. Those are all normal human things and this study is saying the obvious.

The most glaring thing to me was the talk about gentrification and East Liberty. How can you create affordable housing in a rising price location? You can't.
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Old 03-02-2017, 02:54 AM
 
Location: Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh
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Read some of the study and it seemed useless. I didn't see single answer to the issues addressed.
Affordable houses, good schools, stores you want to go to, and seeing people like you. Those are all normal human things and this study is saying the obvious.

The most glaring thing to me was the talk about gentrification and East Liberty. How can you create affordable housing in a rising price location? You can't.
From my perspective, you can create affordable housing in a rising environment but you cannot completely force it. The city and county have one tool - taxation authority. The city can make tax breaks and other incentives contingent on the replacement of existing or creation of new affordable housing. Outside of that, I agree, I don't see how you can force a developer to create housing that caters to a specific demographic without re-writing laws.
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Old 03-02-2017, 07:32 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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Read some of the study and it seemed useless. I didn't see single answer to the issues addressed.
Affordable houses, good schools, stores you want to go to, and seeing people like you. Those are all normal human things and this study is saying the obvious.


The most glaring thing to me was the talk about gentrification and East Liberty. How can you create affordable housing in a rising price location? You can't.
Agree it doesn't provide comprehensive solutions but in order to get movement, and foundation and govt. attention in such areas, much easier to do so if there's an independent study rather than anecdotes.
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Old 03-02-2017, 07:53 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Morningside)
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Is it necessary for him to cover his left flank? Can you be more left-wing than him and expect to get elected?
It is necessary for Peduto to cover his left flank. He was not seen as particularly progressive on economic issues until he his most recent, successful run for mayor. He's gotten a lot of flak in some quarters for his alliance with Uber as well. I realize to you he seems a cardboard cutout of a liberal, but there's significant dissatisfaction with him in some quarters.
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Old 03-03-2017, 07:50 AM
 
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For the trillionth time, can we stop with the myth that there isn't affordable housing in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas? It STINKS that changes result in some people not being able to afford living in their neighborhoods. I feel bad for them, but there is plenty of affordable housing in the area. Move to one of those locations.

That isn't to say that it was OK to kick some people out of their apartments with little notice. And it certainly makes it more difficult for some people who are required to live within city limits. The city should change that requirement, but people who can no longer afford to pay the rent in specific locations needs to stop with the victim mentality.

The transfer tax increase isn't necessary. I understand the intention and it is good hearted, but it will only encourage middle class folks to leave the city and the problems this tax hopes to prevent will only make things worse.
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Old 03-03-2017, 11:25 AM
 
Location: Kittanning
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I heard there's some affordable housing in Elliott.
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Old 03-03-2017, 11:31 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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This article about affordable housing and NIMBY-ism from former Pgh booster (?) Richard Florida popped up on my newsfeed: https://www.citylab.com/housing/2017...bility/517320/

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Even if the economic arguments about the costs and negative consequences of NIMBYism reflect sound economic logic, they amount to little if they fail to address the very real concerns of neighborhood groups. Most regular citizens and neighborhood residents don’t think like dispassionate economists. According to a 2016 Building Industry Association poll, some two-thirds of San Franciscans surveyed do not think increasing housing supply improves affordability. Rather, they believe that land use regulations help to protect their neighborhoods.
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