So a curious election to be parsed and parsed. Of note seems to be the low turnout. Without looking back at the long historical data explicitly, it is a good guess that it was the lowest number of ballots cast in an Allegheny County election cycle ev... »
I have to admit I am somewhat mystified as to why this story is running now. Wouldn't this story have made a lot more sense running earlier in the year, or last year, or the year before?? But hey, if you missed this in the PG over the weekend: In Ohi... »
Looking at data for the Port Authority as reported to APTA, if you look at year over year changes in ridership, the most recent data for February 2012 an interesting factoid pops up. Adding together all modes, the year over year increase in ridership ... »
So here is a riddle. Population in the region is ticking up for the first time in decades. Net migration is actually net positive for at least 3+ years now which has little precedent here in almost a century. We know we have one of the oldest housin... »
So yes, go read the headline that there is another year of net migration into the Pittsburgh region: Region's population turnaround has lasted and grownThe regional number was not unexpected at all given the labor force trends of late, but there is a s... »
Let's talk about what defines Pittsburgh. Few regions so confuse the definition of 'place' as much as we do. Ask anyone who works for the City of Pittsburgh. From the folks in the mayor's office to city council to any worker who deals with the public;... »
Here is one of those issues I am perplexed has not even been raised yet. So we all know by now there is a mass property reassessment going on in Allegheny County. The news of late is that the reassessment itself is complete. It is not really complete... »
So if you read the latest on property assessments in the PG today : 10 percent appealing assessments, there was an interesting obituary for Henry George there between the lines. There was this quote reported direct from Judge Wettick:Separate land val... »
Just take a look at all the detailed data and mapping that is being done to support local city council redistricting in............ Detroit? Via Data Driven Detroit. Now go and look at what similar public work is out there supporting redistricting ... »
So remember when the headlines about property assessments in Allegheny County were near apogee not very long ago? I thought the clear message was that all the local real estate deals were being cancelled because the owners didn't like their assessment... »
The Atlantic had a short look at the state of the Irish economy of late: Happy St. Patrick's Day, Ireland! Now About That Miserable Economy ...Hard not to mention that Ireland was once pointed out as paragon for Pittsburgh to follow. See in the PG: We ... »
Yes, the micro news cycle on the Forbes look at IRS migration is there at the PG and the Trib.Forbes has something else of note today. Looking at the German heritage of the nation we get a mention in: U.S. Ethnic Mix Boasts German Accent Amid Surge of... »
Forbes looks into population migration trends with some neat graphics: Ten American Comeback Cities. The data for Allegheny County seems to be popping out for them. We've been parsing the IRS migration long time.. I have some reports back to the 1980... »
For a Saturday I thought this was funny. I see that news and punditry is finally catching up to the curious bid by the Allegheny County Airport Authority to manage the San Juan, Puerto Rico airport. .Not news to readers here of course. From last Octo... »
