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Pittsburgh City Council
Records rules are being considered after years of operating on the honor system.
The city clerk’s office wants to formalize how Pittsburgh documents its history in the making.Survey
Which types of city records would be most useful for you to be able to access online?
Pittsburgh City Council
$4 million to fuel the next phase of Pittsburgh’s bike share expansion.
The next phase of Pittsburgh’s bike share program received a push from a federal grant.Survey
Which of the following best describes where you would most like to see new POGOH bike share stations added?
Pittsburgh City Council
RK Mellon grant could quadruple Fourth of July fireworks budget.
Pittsburgh’s Fourth of July celebration is about to get bigger and brighter.Survey
If additional grant funds are available for the Fourth of July celebration beyond fireworks, which types of activities would you most like to see included? (Select all that apply)
Allegheny County Council
Council president removal vote expected May 26.
Allegheny County Council is preparing to remove Member Pat Catena of Carnegie from the president’s seat because of a mailer sent by his campaign for state representative.Survey
When a county council member in a leadership role takes a public position that many residents disagree with, what do you think should happen?
Allegheny County Council
Bill to unmask federal agents in the county hits a legal wall.
An effort to unmask federal law enforcement working in Allegheny County will remain in committee for now.Survey
If a revised version of the bill only applied to county police—and could not legally cover federal agents—would you still want the county to pass it?
Allegheny County Council
Proposed ordinance would keep sexual abuse protections for trans county inmates.
Should the federal government remove protections for transgender individuals in the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), they may still be protected at the county level.Survey
How important is it to you that the county establish its own protections for transgender individuals in local jails and juvenile facilities, independent of what federal law requires?
Allegheny County Council
Pittsburgh City Council
City renews tools that let residents tinker with the budget.
The city’s budget website, in which residents can set their own priorities and see how they are reflected in the city budget, may survive the current budget crisis.Survey
Which of the following would make you more likely to use an online tool that lets residents explore the city budget? Select all that apply.
Pittsburgh City Council
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…Survey
Have you ever started or considered a home improvement or small business permit application in Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh City Council
Documenting Pittsburgh's LGBTQIA+ history with a $25K state grant.
After a failed bid to name the city’s first gay historic landmark, the Department of City Planning (DCP) would like to learn more about Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ+ history.Survey
How important is it to you that Pittsburgh formally recognizes and preserves the history of LGBTQIA+ people and places in the city?
Allegheny County Council
County exec uses quarterly address to highlight residents’ benefits from NFL Draft prep.
The NFL Draft may not have lived up to expectations, but event preparation was a win according to Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato.Survey
Which of the following improvements to public spaces would most benefit your neighborhood going forward?
Allegheny County Council
Council accepts $1.8M from dissolved health nonprofit to shore up mental health and social services.
Despite having close to $1 billion in funding for 2026, the county’s Department of Human Services (DHS) needs more money.Survey
If you—or someone in your household—needed mental health or substance use services from Allegheny County in the last year, select all of the following that apply:
Allegheny County Council
Proposed property reassessment public hearings skip Pittsburgh.
Members of Allegheny County Council want to give residents more chances to speak out about the proposed reassessment schedule.Survey
The public hearings on property reassessment are being held at CCAC campuses on weekday evenings. How would you most likely participate in a public hearing on this topic?
Allegheny County Council
Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Directors
District approves just over $1 million for Grandview elementary roof replacement.
Directors agreed to a million-dollar roof upgrade for Pittsburgh Grandview PreK-5 during the meeting, with construction starting this month and expected to wrap by 2028.Survey
How confident are you that the district's current process for selecting and overseeing construction contractors will prevent problems on future building projects?
Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Directors
PPS Board revises religious exemptions to include “moral beliefs.”
The Pittsburgh Public Schools board amended the district’s existing religious opt-out guidelines for parents to include “moral beliefs” during its April legislative meeting.Survey
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Parents should be able to opt their children out of school lessons based on sincerely held moral beliefs, in addition to religious beliefs.
Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Directors