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* The City of Pittsburgh recently passed an ordinance to implement the [http://pgh4cedaw.org/ Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. ]The following '''[http://www.genderprinciples.org/principles.php Gender Equality Principles]'''can provide benchmarks for us to demand of any city development project--particularly those that involve corporate tax subsidies or other public resources.
 
* The City of Pittsburgh recently passed an ordinance to implement the [http://pgh4cedaw.org/ Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. ]The following '''[http://www.genderprinciples.org/principles.php Gender Equality Principles]'''can provide benchmarks for us to demand of any city development project--particularly those that involve corporate tax subsidies or other public resources.
 
* Seattle's [https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/RSJI/RacialEquityToolkit_FINAL_August2012.pdf Racial Equity Toolkit ]also provides a resource for cities seeking to reduce racial discrimination and move towards greater racial equity.
 
* Seattle's [https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/RSJI/RacialEquityToolkit_FINAL_August2012.pdf Racial Equity Toolkit ]also provides a resource for cities seeking to reduce racial discrimination and move towards greater racial equity.
* A related issue here is the City's relationship with Uber, which has grown through a similar process of corporate-politician dealing that remains outside the public view. Here's a new report on ''[[file/view/Uber State Interference Jan 2018.pdf/625085405/Uber State Interference Jan 2018.pdf|"Uber State Interference: How Transportation Network Companies Buy, Bully, and Bamboozle Their Way To Deregulation"]]'', published by the National Employment Law Project and Partnership for Working Families."
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* A related issue here is the City's relationship with Uber, which has grown through a similar process of corporate-politician dealing that remains outside the public view. Here's a new report on ''[[:file:Uber_State_Interference_Jan_2018.pdf|"Uber State Interference: How Transportation Network Companies Buy, Bully, and Bamboozle Their Way To Deregulation"]]'', published by the National Employment Law Project and Partnership for Working Families."
 
* [http://neweconomics.org/2017/11/people-places-first/?_sft_latest=research New Economics Foundation "People and Places First"] Strategies for place-based development
 
* [http://neweconomics.org/2017/11/people-places-first/?_sft_latest=research New Economics Foundation "People and Places First"] Strategies for place-based development
 
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* [http://HQPittsburgh.com City of Pittsburgh’s proposal]
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* [http://HQPittsburgh.com City of Pittsburgh's proposal]
 
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Forged for All? Amazon HQ2 & the Future of PittsburghHuman Rights, the Right to the City, and Equity implications of the City of Pittsburgh’s Future. Forged. For All Plan
Amazon put forward a “wish list that set off an inter-city competition to become the site of the company’s planned new headquarters. Pittsburgh was one of more than 230 cities to submit proposals. But here and elsewhere, the general public had little opportunity to discuss cities’ offers to Amazon and how this development would impact residents. Human rights and social justice activists in our community have been convening community forums where Pittsburgh residents can learn more about the likely effects of the City of Pittsburgh’s proposal to host “Amazon HQ2.” While the project would create certain kinds of jobs, would they, as leaders claim, be “forged for all”? Moreover, how will they impact Pittsburgh’s already severe affordable housing crisis, and its racial inequities, infrastructure, and public services? Panelists will also examine how people in other cities have responded to similar initiatives around the country, and discuss ways that city residents can work to ensure that planning and development better accounts for the needs of residents for affordable housing and quality public services like transit, education, and urban infrastructure.

Forums

Sign the Petition

Call on our public officials to be accountable to voters: Sign Community Power Movement's petition to the City of Pittsburgh, here: http://communitypowermovement.org/action/petition-to-the-city-of-pittsburgh/

Media coverage




Additional Resources


Analyses of Pittsburgh and other city impacts


Campaigns-- National Activist groups put out Our HQ2 Wishlist:


Coverage of Pittsburgh Forums

Alternative Development Strategies-- Place and People-Centered Economic Planning?