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Parkway rebuild may threaten homes in The Run | The Homepage
The Run and the Parkway East By Ziggy Edwards and Ray Gerard for Junction Coalition Bob Geisler found Four Mile Run (known as The Run) by...
May 1, 20243 min read
PWSA’s planned 70% rate increases are subject of PUC hearing | The Homepage
By Ann Belser For the last five months, more than 5,000 pages of testimony and exhibits have been flowing into the Pennsylvania Public...
Nov 1, 20233 min read


Car hits Greenfield child near Magee Playground | The Homepage
Residents increase calls for traffic safety measures By Ziggy Edwards and Ray Gerard for Junction Coalition On Aug. 16, a car struck...
Sep 1, 20233 min read


Petition: Make Greenfield Avenue safer for pedestrians | The Homepage
By Marianne Holohan for Junction Coalition Speeding cars, blind turns, complex intersections and a lack of safety infrastructure have...
Jul 31, 20232 min read


City Council legislation aims to protect parks, increase transparency around grants | The Homepage
By Ziggy Edwards and Ray Gerard for Junction Coalition On June 21, Pittsburgh City Council passed Resolution 1619-2023, which formally...
Jul 31, 20234 min read


Mon-Oakland Connector shuttle road plan laid to rest in festive mock funeral | The Homepage
By Juliet Martinez Community members came out in their Sunday best. A brass band played. Pall bearers lifted a black coffin, and all...
Jul 1, 20234 min read


Traffic calming coming to Hazelwood Avenue | The Homepage
By Juliet Martinez The city will install safety measures to slow traffic on two stretches of Hazelwood Avenue late this summer, according...
Jul 1, 20232 min read


PWSA rate hike and stormwater plan news | The Homepage
PWSA proposes three years of rate increases By Ann Belser Water rates in Pittsburgh are skewed so that those who use the least amount of...
Jun 26, 20236 min read


Local, national lawmakers focus on railroad safety after derailment | The Homepage
By Junction Coalition Continuing fallout from a February 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, of a Norfolk Southern freight train...
Apr 1, 20234 min read


Watershed advocacy in Hazelwood and Four Mile Run | The Homepage
Q&A with Annie Quinn, director of the Mon Water Project By Junction Coalition Water issues can mean flooded streets, backed-up sewers and...
Mar 1, 20235 min read


Nov. 30 Sylvan Avenue Trail Project public meeting | The Homepage
DOMI pledges greater transparency and responsiveness By Juliet Martinez Residents of Hazelwood and Four Mile Run got updates on the...
Dec 31, 20224 min read


Johnston Ave. traffic meeting: City eases crossing guard hiring | The Homepage
No further traffic calming until spring, Gainey administration says. By Juliet Martinez Residents of Glen Hazel made impassioned pleas...
Nov 3, 20223 min read


Calls for safer streets follow death of child in Glen Hazel | The Homepage
By Juliet Martinez The calls for traffic calming from Hazelwood and Glen Hazel residents grew louder and more anguished after 6-year-old...
Sep 2, 20223 min read


Car wrecks on Greenfield and Hazelwood avenues highlight need for traffic calming | The Homepage
By Junction Coalition A car rests on its side after a June 23 wreck on Greenfield Avenue. Photo courtesy of Will Smith The Mon-Oakland...
Aug 1, 20223 min read


Disability advocates and experts agree the city needs safe, accessible sidewalks | The Homepage
By Juliet Martinez Gerrod Harris uses a motorized wheelchair to get around Hazelwood, and the sidewalks are a problem. I spoke with him...
Jul 28, 20223 min read


Goats return to the Hazelwood greenway in August and September | The Homepage
By Katie Wooten A herd of goats from Allegheny GoatScape will take up residence in the Hazelwood greenway in early August. This herd,...
Jul 26, 20222 min read


Opinion: End of MOC project begins new community conversation with Mayor Gainey | The Homepage
By Junction Coalition On February 17, Hazelwood residents and others gathered at Propel Hazelwood to discuss rapidly evolving...
Mar 16, 20221 min read