Archive for the 'MWREDO' Category

Living It Up…what it is and what is is not

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

happy hour   n.   A period of time, usually in late afternoon and early evening, during which a bar or lounge features drinks at reduced prices. As seems to be the case in Mt. Washington, there have been whisperings about the happy hour—what is it? why now? who is sponsoring it? Let’s clear up some of the misconceptions about [...]

REDO Meeting Minutes

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Luke Desmone, of Desmone and Associates Architects, attended the Responsible Economic Development (REDO) meeting last Wednesday and spoke at length about the site (currently home to the lovely Edge building). He brought some of his sketches and fielded questions about the project that he and a private developer, Mr. Beemsterboer, are committed to seeing through [...]

Our guiding principles; otherwise known as The 15211 Manifesto

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

The 15211.org team has been talking a lot about taking risks. While we want to promote all that is good about Mt. Washington, we need to continue to shine a light on what can be better. It’s a fine line though. Talk too much about the things that are wrong and people accuse you of [...]

Map Pittsburgh Zoning Passes!!!!

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Reported by multiple attendees of the Map Pittsburgh Planning Commission hearing: The hearing was to start at 2pm. Two hours later the Map Pittsburgh committee finally got their chance to present the zoning upgrades for Mt. Washington and especially proposed LNC zoning for Virginia Avenue. Justin Miller stood up and gave a brief description of [...]

Do You REDO?

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

The first meeting of the MWREDO has got to be over by now and we wanted to hear about it. So instead of commenting in the post that has over 100 comments I wanted to start a new thread. Questions I have: What issues were discussed? Was the turnout good? Does it have longevity?