Pittsburgh City Planning proposal would expand opportunities for urban farming
The proposed changes would also enable people to apply to farm and garden in certain underutilized areas of Pittsburgh’s parks, thanks to a City Farms Garden Program.
By Julia Maruca
90.5 WESA
June 3, 2026
Excerpt:
Legislation that Pittsburgh’s City Planning department presented to City Council on Tuesday would expand potential uses for city-owned land, making it possible to garden in city parks and hold special events in abandoned lots.
The department presented a legislative package aimed at expanding stewardship of the city’s vacant lots and green spaces. The bills would expand the city’s Adopt-a-Lot initiative, a program that since 2015 has allowed residents to temporarily run urban farms and gardens on city-owned vacant lots.
The new policy would expand opportunities on those sites, allow those leasing the lots to establish public art projects, community signage, special events, beautification, maintenance and recreational activities. It would also allow commercial vending, provided the person leasing the area obtains proper licensing.
“There were a lot of things that people want to be able to do on city-owned vacant properties, and we want to be able to make sure that we’re trying to facilitate the opportunity for residents to do good things on some of these properties that were formerly blighted,” said deputy city planning director Andrew Dash.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/pittsburgh-city-planning-proposal-would-expand-opportunities-for-urban-farming/
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