A study conducted in 2009 identified pay disparities and low morale among half of Pittsburgh city workers. The city found pay disparities related to gender and race, advancement barriers for women, politically based decision-making, and perceptions of unfair treatment, among other problems. Now city council members are conducting an audit to see whether conditions have changed in 3 years. Council member Natalia Rudiak talks about the audit and the disparities.

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"Natalia Rudiak nailed it with her op-ed ("A Sorry Story of Transit and Taxes," April 18). It's a shame more elected officials don't recognize the value in providing a steady source of funding for transit." Read the full letter in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 

"We are the wealthiest nation in the world. So why are we struggling to maintain basic public services?" Read Natalia's take on our region's ongoing transit crisis, and our state legislature's responsibility to solve it. Read the full text in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Were you unable to attend the Brookline Blvd Reconstruction Final Design Meeting in March? Click the link to see the full presentation and learn more about the details of this exciting project! 

“These fees that we’re getting, we’re actually not even using it to regulate the impacts of drilling, the environmental impacts. We’re using it to patch other holes in the state budget,” said Rudiak. “Some of the money is going into what’s called a Marcellus Shale Legacy Fund. That’s actually practically giving some givebacks to the industry, like buying natural gas vehicles and using the money for tax breaks.”

Click the link to learn more about Carrick and Overbrook joining with our Southern suburban municipalities to advocate for improvements and investment that will benefit our shared economic and transportation corridors.

Be sure to read this fantastic feature in Pop City about Beechview's newest main street restaurant, Casa Rasta!

The Crested Duck Charcuterie is yet another new addition to Broadway Avenue in Beechview that originated at the Pittsburgh Public Market in the Strip. Read this article and be sure to stop by and support our new neighbors!