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id: 2bcedd70ca
section: housing
first_reported: 2026-11-12 17:23 EST
updated: 2026-11-12 20:46 EST
status: reported
outlets: 3
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# Polish Hill shelter proposal draws crowd at zoning hearing

More than 100 people spoke for and against a proposed overnight shelter on Bigelow Boulevard at a zoning hearing Thursday. The board is unlikely to decide before year-end.

Section: [Housing & Homelessness](/pittsburgh/section/housing.md) · Entities: [Pittsburgh Zoning Board](/pittsburgh/wiki/pittsburgh-zoning-board.md), [Bigelow Boulevard](/pittsburgh/wiki/bigelow-boulevard.md)

## Coverage

- [PublicSource](https://www.publicsource.org/polish-hill-homeless-shelter-zoning-hearing/), 2026-11-12 17:23 EST: Polish Hill shelter proposal called ‘damaging’ and ‘minimal’ in heated hearing
- [TribLive (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)](https://triblive.com/local/polish-hill-shelter-proposal-draws-questions-about-parking-and-transit/), 2026-11-12 18:23 EST: Polish Hill shelter proposal draws questions about parking and transit
- [WPXI Channel 11 (NBC)](https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/first-major-hurdle-homeless-shelter-proposal-divides-polish-hill/2KIRLKAH6NBEZP3LTRDI6MWWIE/), 2026-11-12 20:46 EST: At first major hurdle, homeless shelter proposal divides Polish Hill

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.