Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group

What’s in the legislation? Learn more here: 🔗 www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/min...

This is the first time the Committee is passing a housing bill in over a decade.

With this landmark bill, the Senate is taking a critical first step to bring down families’ number one monthly expense–housing costs.

NEW: Committee unanimously passed the ROAD to Housing Act.

Americans need affordable places to live – and they need them now.

Our new package will combat the housing crisis by making commonsense reforms to boost supply and bring down housing costs.

More below 🧵⬇️

Thanks to our members who attended the Vacant Property Working Group (VPWG) this morning! Special shout-out to the Pittsburgh Land Bank and @debgross for her briefing on short term rental legislation and Housing Needs Assessment.

This is a moment for unity. We call on residents, leaders, and community partners to come together and build a more just, inclusive Pittsburgh.

Read our full statement: www.pcrg.org/s/MAYORAL-PR...

#PGH #PittsburghPolitics #PCRG #CommunityDevelopment #Equity

This election also raised serious concerns about the influence of dark money in local politics. PCRG believes democracy works best when it’s driven by the people — not outside interests.

We honor Mayor Ed Gainey’s historic leadership as Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor. His administration prioritized racial equity and neighborhood investment across the city.

PCRG congratulates Corey O’Connor on winning the Democratic primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh. We’re ready to work with his team to center equity and uplift all neighborhoods.

Public transit is essential — even if you don’t ride it. It connects workers, students, seniors, and people with disabilities to the places they need to go.
When transit suffers, we all feel the impact.

This is a turning point for transit in our region. If we don’t act, service cuts will hit our communities hard — and they’ll hit soon.

Let’s: speak up, be seen and protect public transit. #SaveTransit #FundPRT #PublicTransitMatters #PittsburghTransit #TransitJustice

STOP TRANSIT CUTS, JOIN THE FIGHT FOR FUNDING INCREASE - Pittsburghers for Public Transit BREAKING: In reaction to the budget shortfall proposed by Governor Shapiro earlier this Spring, PRT has detailed sweeping service cuts and fare increases that could devastate Pittsburgh’s public trans...

Submit a letter of support to your state legislators urging long-term, sustainable funding for PRT. You can find an easy template or customize your own letter on Pittsburghers for Public Transit’s website:
www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org/stop-transit...

Register to attend (virtually or in-person): linktr.ee/PRTpublichea...

Can’t attend? You can still help! >>>

The final public hearing on transit funding is
• Thursday, June 12
• 9AM-1PM & 3PM-7PM
📢 We're asking supporters to flood the hearing from 11AM–1PM to show strength in numbers.

Public transit is essential — even if you don’t ride it. It connects workers, students, seniors, and people with disabilities to the places they need to go.
When transit suffers, we all feel the impact.

PRT is facing a $117M budget shortfall starting FY2026.
Without new state funding, we could see:
• 40+ bus routes eliminated
• Fare hikes
• Entire neighborhoods & towns cut off from transit

🧵Pittsburgh Regional Transit is in crisis — and your voice is urgently needed. Here's what you need to know and how to help:

Let’s rebuild smarter. Congress must raise CDBG to $4.2B in FY2026.
#CDBGWorks #InfrastructureMatters #PGHStrong #ThrivingCommunities

But infrastructure funding is only ¼ of what it was in 1975 (adjusted for inflation). The need? Bigger than ever.

National funding breakdown:
• 31.6% Water & Sewer
• 27.2% Streets/Sidewalks
• 19.7% Parks
• 6.3% Homeless/Senior Facilities

CDBG funds help local departments like DOMI and Parks & Rec make our neighborhoods safer and more accessible.
Projects include:
• Sidewalks
• Parks
• Senior/community centers
• Building demolition
• Street upgrades

Since 2005, CDBG infrastructure investments have improved the lives of 59 million people nationwide.
In Pittsburgh, they support street repairs, parks, public safety, and more.

Our final #CommunityDevelopmentWeek spotlight is on infrastructure — the literal foundation of our communities. 🧵

More investment = more resilient local economies. Let’s push for Congress to restore funding to $4.2B in FY2026.

#CDBGWorks #CDWeek2025 #SmallBusiness #PGHEconDev #ThrivingNeighborhoods

These funds help eliminate barriers to growth like lack of capital, rehab costs, or insufficient infrastructure.

Between 2021–2024, the City awarded $2.2M in NED grants — reaching 20+ neighborhoods with hyper-local investments.

In Pittsburgh, Neighborhood Economic Development (NED) Grants fund:
• Commercial district improvements
• Small business support
• Local job growth

Since 2005, CDBG funds have helped create or retain over 581,000 jobs nationwide. That includes Main Street revitalization, business assistance, and infrastructure upgrades.

For #CommunityDevelopmentWeek, we're turning the spotlight to economic development — how CDBG fuels small business growth in Pittsburgh 🧵

Public services are essential, not optional.
#CDBGWorks #PublicServices #PGHCommunity #CommunityDevelopment

Adjusted for inflation, CDBG funding is only 25% of what it was in 1975. Yet needs are growing. The CDBG Coalition is urging Congress to increase funding to $4.2B in FY2026.