Our 2024-2025 Community Impact Report is here!
Read more about what we’ve been up to this year – from supporting our local small businesses, to investing in our neighborhoods and everything in between. We are so grateful for your support and commitment to Wilkinsburg!
2,500 + people engaged through our email communications
4,000+ people engaged through our social media networks
2,000+ people attended events held at the WCDC’s Lohr building and the Wilkinsburg Train Station including Strong Neighborhood Resource Fairs, Holiday events and art shows
The Wilkinsburg Plan: Comprehensive Plan, 2010 – Delta Development Group
The Wilkinsburg Plan: Comprehensive Plan Update, 2015
Wilkinsburg Conditions Analysis, 2024 – PFM Group Consulting, LLC
Wilkinsburg Business District Market Analysis, 2022 – DiSalvo Development Advisors
Seeking Solutions: Blight & Vacancy in Wilkinsburg, 2022 – EKS Solutions
Community Impact Report 2023-24
A recommended package or “toolkit” of anti-displacement policies and/or programs to prioritize for implementation as well as a high-level overview of action steps. Watch the presentation.
This addendum is based on sections from the Wilkinsburg Borough and Wilkinsburg School District reports. This analysis has been updated to show the combined tax impact for both entities on residents and business owners.
Analysis of financial information and impacts of a full school district merger between Wilkinsburg School District and Pittsburgh Public Schools and impacts both school districts and their taxpayers.
Analysis of financial information and impacts of a full merger between Wilkinsburg Borough and City of Pittsburgh local governments.
Analysis focused on the tax-related impacts of a full merger for Wilkinsburg taxpayers and the City government.
As a follow-up to the Merger Analysis – Tax Impact study, this analysis focuses on whether or not this level of revenue would fully cover the City’s cost of providing service to Wilkinsburg.
Discussions with the City of Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg Borough look at expanding collaboration between municipalities, benefits for residents of both jurisdictions should a merger occur, and more impacts of a potential merger.
Despite elements of progress, Wilkinsburg suffers from structural and interrelated economic and fiscal challenges that are common among shrinking, postindustrial cities. HR&A reviews current conditions in Wilkinsburg and options for municipal consolidation.
Connecting Wilkinsburg: A Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) Study, 2019 – Delta Development Group, evolveEA, PCRG, Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc.
Wilkinsburg Business District Parking Study, 2019
Traffic Circulation Study Phase I, 2014 – Pennoni Associates
Traffic Circulation Study Phase II, 2015 – Pennoni Associates