Eric Jankiewicz

Pittsburgh’s City Planning Commission endorsed Mayor Ed Gainey’s proposal to require affordable units in larger, new housing construction, after rejecting a less comprehensive version, at the end of an 11-hour meeting.

The Planning Commission is set to vote on Mayor Ed Gainey’s and City Councilor Bob Charland’s conflicting approaches to inclusionary zoning for affordable housing. Here’s the breakdown.

Facing very different proposals for requiring affordable housing in new developments, the City Planning Commission cautioned that public outreach may be falling short.

The historically Black neighborhood gained its first RCO last year when the planning department approved the Manchester Chateau Partnership Alliance.

The City Planning Commission must address dueling proposals, including Mayor Ed Gainey’s zoning plan, regarding affordable housing in the new year.

Ed Gainey’s administration has adjusted proposed zoning changes ahead of a possible Dec. 10 City Planning Commission vote.

In Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny, a proposal to turn a bankrupt hotel on East Ohio Street into affordable housing is causing mixed feelings.

The Food for the Soul garden in Manchester is on public land. Now its lease may be up in favor of an affordable housing project.

Issues around payments from the authority to landlords persist as city and county agencies push for affordable housing solutions that rely on the voucher program.

A Ferris wheel-topped project along the Ohio River would include stormwater management features, invasive species mitigation and cycle-friendly aspects, Piatt Companies said.