| Acronym | Full Name |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADU | Accessory Dwelling Unit |
| AIA PGH | American Institute of Architects - Pittsburgh |
| Allegheny Conference | Allegheny Conference on Community Development |
| Bike+ | Conventional pedalcycles and personal mobility devices, such as electric pedal assist bicycles, kick scooters or e-scooters, and other similar lightweight (<150 pounds), lowspeed (<20 MPH) vehicles without internal combustion engines |
| BIPOC | Black, Indigenous, and People of Color |
| CITF | Community Infrastructure and Tourism Fund |
| CMAQ | Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program |
| CMOA | Carnegie Museum of Art |
| CMP | Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh |
| CMU | Carnegie Mellon University |
| DCED | Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development |
| DCNR | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| DCP | Department of City Planning |
| DLC | Duquesne Light Company |
| DOMI | Department of Mobility & Infrastructure |
| DOP | Doors Open Pittsburgh |
| DPW | Department of Public Works |
| EV | Electric vehicle |
| GASP | Group Against Smog and Pollution |
| GBA | Green Building Alliance |
| GEDF | Gaming Economic Development Fund |
| HACP | Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh |
| Healthy Ride | The new name for Pittsburgh's bikeshare system is POGOH |
| IMP | Institutional Master Plan |
| LED | Light emitting diode |
| LGBTQ | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (one's sexual or gender identity) |
| OBID | Oakland Business Improvement District |
| OPDC | Oakland Planning and Development Corporation |
| OPA | Office for Public Art |
| OTF | Oakland Task Force |
| OTMA | Oakland Transportation Management Association |
| PAAC | Port Authority of Allegheny County (now Pittsburgh Regional Transit) |
| PennDOT | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
| PHDC | Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation |
| Phipps | Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens |
| PID | Pittsburgh Innovation District |
| PLI | Permits, Licenses and Inspections |
| PPA | Pittsburgh Parking Authority |
| PPC | Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy |
| PRDC | Pennsylvania Regional Data Center |
| PreservationPGH | Preservation Pittsburgh |
| PRT | Pittsburgh Regional Transit |
| PWSA | Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority |
| RPP | Residential Parking Permit |
| SONG | South Oakland Neighborhood Group |
| SPC | Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| TAP | Transportation Alternatives Program |
| TDM | Transportation Demand Management |
| The Corner | The Corner Community Center |
| Tree PGH | Tree Pittsburgh |
| UPMC | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
| URA | Urban Redevelopment Authority |
| VVA | Vietnam Veterans of America |
| WPC | Western Pennsylvania Conservancy |