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Parking fees/admissions fees for arenas, stadiums, concert facilities: Fee proposal for Live Nation Pittsburgh opposed by developer

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

One of the projects was an arena for the Pittsburgh Penguins, called the Civic Arena , which opened in 1967 and was torn down in 2010. As it is, concert goers pay exorbitant fees on tickets (" Why Ticket Service Fees Are so Annoyingly High — and How to Avoid Them ," Money Magazine ). Wikipedia photo. Community benefits agreement.

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It's not the age of the housing stock, but the ability of property owners to maintain it: Disinvestment in Pittsburgh

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

They gave one of best ever community tours I've been on at a conference (" Artists bring flourish to Penn Avenue ," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , " A Transformed Penn Avenue ," Pittsburgh Magazine , Vacancy to Vitality in Pittsburgh’s East End: Penn Avenue Arts Initiative , case study, Metris Arts Consulting ).

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