Partners:
Mon Valley Corridor Study Sketchbooks – Please use the following link to view the Oakland’s sketchbook for the Mon Valley Corridor Study in Oakland.
To submit comments on the sketchbook, or to view the sketchbooks for Braddock, Hazelwood, Swissvale, and Turtle Creek, please contact Kelly at 412-621-7863 or kellyw@opdc.org
OCC:
Oakland Community Council (email only)
The mission of Oakland Community Council (OCC) is to act as an advocate for
neighborhood residents and organizations in an ongoing effort to improve their
quality of life. We do this through providing forums for the presentation
of development plans for the neighborhoods, as well as the active monitoring
of enforcement of city and county codes and regulations. Our members include
Oakland residents, property owners, businesses, institutions, community organizations,
and social service organizations.
OBID:
Oakland Business Improvement District
The Oakland BID works to preserve Oakland’s unique commercial environment,
making it a vibrant destination for visitors, residents, owners, employees,
and students. For information on Oakland BID programs, policies and initiatives,
visit www.oaklandbid.org.
OTMA:
Oakland Transportation Management Association
The latest information on parking, van/car pool service, public transit, pedestrian
and bicycle safety and the latest news on detours and construction in Oakland.
Community
Human Services Corporation
Community Human Services Corporation seeks to enhance people’s lives and strengthen communities by providing opportunities to develop individual potential and by delivering comprehensive services that maximize the health and well-being of those it serves in South Oakland and the greater Pittsburgh area.
People’s Oakland
Peoples Oakland strives to be a premier recovery and wellness center, and is committed to holistic, comprehensive, member driven recovery. To carry out holistic and innovative approaches to mental health, we have constructed a facility with a multipurpose social center, a commercial kitchen , a fitness center equipped with fitness machines and with space for yoga, dance and exercise classes, meeting rooms, offices , a large secure outside deck and a resource and information center staffed by peers and equipped with computers for access to email and to the internet.
Links:
COPC:
Community Outreach Partership Center
The Community Outreach Partnership Center program is an initiative of the
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its Office of University
Partnerships (OUP) that is designed to help colleges and universities to develop
and sustain effective partnerships for rebuilding community. COPC grants provide
a catalyst for higher education institutions to mobilize their many resources
to address issues and needs identified by local community partners.
For more information: www.pitt.edu/~copc
OTF:Oakland
Task Force
The OTF is an unincorporated grouping of Oakland institutions and community
groups that meet on a monthly basis to share development plans and create
a common vision for the future of Oakland. Established in the early 1980s
by the Allegheny Conference, the OTF has evolved into the primary mechanism
for consensus in Oakland.
Only
in Oakland
For a comprehensive guide to Oakland’s restaurants, shops and attractions,
visit www.onlyinoakland.org.
The site, designed for Oakland’s visitors and shoppers, provides the
most up to date information on parking, events, business hours and business
hours.
Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development
Bloomfield Garfield Corporation
Southside Local Development Company
Friendship Development Association
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
City of Pittsburgh City Planning
Community Design Center of Pittsburgh
Community Technical Assistance Center (CTAC)
Neighborhood
Housing Services (email ony)
phone: 412-281-9773 fax: 412-281-9987
