GRANTSPERSON
The City
of Pittsburgh has been working to improve accessibility for people with
disabilities. However many of these projects are very expensive and require additional
outside financial support. The intern
will identify funding sources for these projects, develop a work plan for
activities which these funders would support and draft a budget. They will also process payments for existing
contacts.
Requirements: The intern must
be comfortable working with Excel,
computer data management, and analysis techniques
ZONING COUNTER INTERN
The
Department of City Planning is
responsible for approval of all buildings and property usage in the City of
Pittsburgh. Most of these approvals are
routine and handled at the zoning
counter. The intern will assist
applicants in filling out routine applications, research applications and
questions and help maintain the zoning files.
Requirements:
The intern must be comfortable working
with Excel, computer data management, and analysis techniques.
CITY BICYCLE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
The
intern will (1) contact motorists’ and bicyclists’ groups to identify issues
regarding courtesy. Once those issues are identified the intern will evaluate
and draft a course study and contact grade schools and driving schools to
determine an implementation strategy for this course study; (2) develop and
implement a program for distribution of the City Bicycle Plan; (3) identify and prioritize end parking locations
in the City of Pittsburgh. This will
include investigation of various funding sources (both public and private).
Requirements:
The intern must have experience working on community projects. They must be experienced in working with
computers including Word and Excel.
OPEN SPACE PLANNING INTERN
The
City is currently undertaking a City-wide Comprehensive Open Space, Parks,
and Recreation Plan. This is to be the first component of the City's
first-ever Comprehensive Plan. The goals of this Plan are to develop
sustainable uses, whether they
be short-term temporary, long-term
temporary, or permanent, for surplus vacant land; protect
environmentally sensitive natural resources so that future growth and
development can take place in appropriate areas; and assure the equitable use, distribution,
and connectivity of the City's parks,
recreation, and trails system.
To
help in the development of the Plan,
the intern will assist in creation of materials to generate public
interest and public participation for the Plan; do background research and
benchmarking for various uses of vacant land, such
as urban tree farms, urban
farming and agriculture, stormwater
management, & bicycle and
pedestrian connectivity; and assist in preparation for public meetings, focus group meetings,
and community events where discussion of the Open Space,
Parks, and Recreation Plan would
occur.
Requirements:
The intern should be currently in a program related to Urban Planning ,
Landscape Architecture, Urban
Studies, Architecture, or Environmental Studies. Computer skills
desired include familiarity with Word and Excel,
some design of promotional materials using Photoshop, InDesign or a similar
program, and use of social media
(Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
Interested students should send a resume to:
Richard Meritzer
Department of City Planning
200 Ross Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Or E-mail a resume to: Richard.meritzer@pittsburghpa.gov
Or Call: (412) 255-2102
