Ed Gainey swept into office four years ago as Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor, vowing to be a changemaker who would reimagine policing, make the city affordable for everyone and uplift minority voices.
He strode into City Hall with bold ambitions. He was immediately confronted with challenges.
Gainey had been in office only a few weeks when the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in Frick Park, sending cars and a bus tumbling into a ravine and forcing the city to reexamine its aging infrastructure…