History: 79-303 Pittsburgh and the Transformation of Modern Urban America: Local Organizations

The lead economic and residential development agency for Allegheny County. We coordinate development initiatives that can be as far-reaching and complex as revitalizing the former Carrie Furnace site or as personal as the home improvement dreams of a single resident.

The City of Pittsburgh’s economic development agency, committed to creating jobs, expanding the City’s tax base and improving the vitality of businesses and neighborhoods. The URA achieves this mission by assembling, preparing and conveying sites for major mixed-use developments; and by providing a portfolio of programs that include financing for business location, relocation and expansion, housing construction and rehabilitation, and home purchases and improvements.

The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, or SPC, is the regional planning agency serving the Pittsburgh 10-county area and providing essential services to the region. The official Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), SPC directs the use of all state and federal transportation and economic development funds allocated to the region---approximately $33 billion through 2030. See esp. Data Library and Publications.