About City Planning Learn how we partner with communities to implement impactful policies, promote vibrant neighborhoods, and ensure a resilient, equitable future for all. Join us in shaping the city's future!
City Planning Meeting Calendar Calendar showing public notices, meeting dates, and agendas for City Planning Boards, Commissions, and DAMs
Commissions and Boards City Planning hosts various commissions, boards, and panels for reviewing development, design, public art, historic review, and zoning.
Historic Preservation Program Pittsburgh's cultural heritage is the City's legacy, formed by its people, place, neighborhoods, buildings, landscapes, objects, and stories.
Public Art Program Our Public Art Program ensures that art and culture have a place in public spaces and that the design of public spaces and civic structures has a positive impact on the City's public realm.
Adopt-A-Lot Program Adopt-A-Lot empowers residents to transform City-owned vacant lots in their neighborhood from vacant to vibrant through one- to three-year temporary activation agreements. The program offers a legal pathway to access and reactivate vacant land into temporary, community-serving spaces.
Neighborhood Planning Neighborhood planners act as liaisons between City government and the community for most planning processes. Neighborhood planners participate in, and often coordinate, community plans. This group of planners acts as go-to people for explanations of zoning, development, transportation and other planning-related matters.
City Planning Projects Learn more about Pittsburgh’s exciting urban projects and planning initiatives! Our Projects page offers insights into various studies and developments, including riverbank assessments, public realm improvements, street design, and more. Explore resources, timelines, and how you can get involved!
Development Review Process Guides If you are planning on building something in the City of Pittsburgh, you may need to work with the Department of City Planning for Development Review. To make the process easier, we have put guides that can help to get your project moving forward.