COMMUNITIES

NEIGHBORHOODS

The Hazelwood Initiative, Inc., serves communities of the Greater Hazelwood area which is made up of four ethnically and culturally diverse neighborhoods:  Hazelwood, Glenwood, Glen Hazel, and Riverside, or "Below the Tracks." Physically, Hazelwood is located at a 'Mae West' bend in the Monongahela River, ideally suited for waterfront activities and jut a short trip from Pittsburgh's central business district.

Hazelwood is a community in transition, in terms of both its physical environment and its population. The LTV coke works are gone; unfortunately, so are many residents. Between 1990 and 2000, Hazelwood lost slightly over 1,100 or 15 percent of its population.

Hazelwood is home to brownfield sites, including the former LTV coke works and other environmentally degraded sites, including a city salt mound and refuse collection area. Despite these obstacles, Hazelwood has a unique opportunity to redefine itself in the future through ongoing efforts of neighborhoods activists, local residents, churches, city planners, outside consultants, and community organizations, including HI.