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October 24, 2025

Batman Returns, a Bike Lane Compromise & Goodbye Abandoned Boats

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Batman Returns, a Bike Lane Compromise & Goodbye Abandoned Boats

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Pittsburgh officially has its own Walk of Fame and Michael Keaton showed up to celebrate. (Too bad his name was spelled wrong on his plaque!) Host Megan Harris was there for the ceremony and shares the highlights, including a touching moment from Fred Rogers' children. She, executive producer Mallory Falk, and producer Sophia Lo also discuss a compromise over the Penn Avenue bike lane, a new plan to get rid of abandoned boats along the North Shore, and why the Pens gave up exclusive development rights to the Lower Hill.

Notes and references from today’s show:

  • Pittsburgh, Strip District merchants compromise to resolve bike lane brouhaha [TribLive]
  • PODCAST: Penn Ave Bike Lane Drama, Explained [City Cast Pittsburgh]
  • Pittsburgh buying Riverfront Park for $1 in effort to crack down on moored boats [KDKA]
  • Abandoned boats haunt Pittsburgh rivers — a new law could help remove them faster [WESA]
  • Pittsburgh grants historic designation to 3 Sister Bridges [TribLive]
  • PIT Airport Auction [Joe R. Pyle Auctions]
  • Pittsburgh International Airport auction returns with online bidding [TribLive]
  • Exec. Innamorato Announces 622 People Housed Through 500 in 500 [Allegheny County] 
  • Allegheny County officials hail housing success of ‘500 in 500’ initiative [WESA]
  • Due to Federal Shutdown, November SNAP Payments Will Not be Made to Nearly Two Million Pennsylvanians [Commonwealth of Pennsylvania] 
  • Local Food Resource Guide [Instagram] 
  • Pittsburgh Food Security Resources – a List [Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents]
  • How To Fight Food Insecurity in Pittsburgh [City Cast Pittsburgh]
  • A Couple of Local Favorites Are Engaged [Pittsburgh Magazine]

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