Unsticking the permit process

First phase of the permitting overhaul is held at the administration’s request.

A bill that would take the first step to overhaul Pittsburgh’s permitting system was held by council at the mayoral administration’s request.

$340 million in contracts for 96 vendors moves forward without department details.

Even as the spotlight shines brightly on city spending, Pittsburgh City Council remains inconsistent with addressing requests that lack specificity.

University partnership aims to take the guesswork out of the building permit process.

The Department of Innovation and Performance (DIP) could figure out how to make the city’s permitting process more accessible to residents during a three-year partnership with Johns Hopkins…

New rule proposed to help speed up building permit process.