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Placed on February 6th, 2009 by Tish
located in Pittsburgh

"Key indicators for understanding our region." Posts centered around key indicators of growth (or not) in the Pittsburgh region. Links to reports on key indicators.

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The Rise of Vacancy - Part II Options (by Jeffery Fraser)

His hometown of Flint, Mich. was in steep decline when Dan Kildee was elected Genesee County treasurer 14 years ago. Its days as a thriving, broad-shouldered factory town were gone. Most plants wer ...

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The Rise of Vacancy - Part III East Liberty (by Jeffery Fraser)

 

When East Liberty Development, Inc. officials were roughing out strategies for improving the Pittsburgh neighborhood, a big question was what to do with some 50 vacant properties tha ...

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The Rise of Vacancy - Part IV Larimer (by Jeffery Fraser)

Perhaps it’s the nearly 750 empty lots and vacant homes in disrepair, the buckling pavement, shuttered businesses and other visible evidence of years of disinvestment that makes the idea of turni ...

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The Rise of Vacancy - Part V Homewood (by Jeffery Fraser)

It’s been 27 years since Elwin Green came to live in Homewood. He has seen the local high school and the neighborhood Carnegie Library branch renovated, the Afro American Music Institute move in, ...

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The Rise of Vacancy - Part VI The Region (by Jeffery Fraser and Matt Stroud)

 

The television ad that launched the Levi’s jeans “Go forth” campaign starred Braddock as a bleak example of post-industrial decline. It opened with shots of an empty warehouse ...

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