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Pittsburgh’s new mayor signs first executive order to speed up permitting

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By Kim Riley | January 7, 2026

Following his inauguration on Monday, newly appointed Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor on Tuesday signed his first executive order to start a revamp of the city’s permitting, licensing, design, and project review, and application processes. The ultimate plan, he said, is to propose and adopt improvements for applicants, simplify application and approval processes, streamline review requirements, and institutionalize more transparent, predictable, responsive, and efficient permitting operat...

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