Jayne Miller, president and CEO of Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, grew up on the southern end of the Adirondack Mountains. That's where her love of the outdoors began, and what makes her an advocate for better Pittsburgh parks now. By Ashlee Green Photo by Renee Rosensteel Jayne Miller is speaking in...

In November 2008, The Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act passed into law, allowing neighbors or community groups to become court-appointed "conservators" and bring neglected buildings up to code when owners fail to comply. Currently, there are about 50 petitions for conservatorship ...