The most powerful tool in the neighborhood planning kit is the zoning map. Zoning defines what can and cannot be built in a given area, and can also include requirements about how new buildings relate to the streetscape and the neighborhood at large, both physically and functionally.
Resources:
Ordinance submitted by Mayor Peduto to City Council for consideration of amending the Zoning Code to allow for Walnut Capital’s “Oakland Crossings”
Current Pittsburgh zoning map
Engage PGH page for the Oakland Plan
Oakland Plan proposals of development