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  • “Waterfronts that Work” Summit on March 16 to discuss solutions for active city riverfronts

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    Pittsburgh’s riverfronts are booming. With such rapid growth, how can our rivers support different needs for industry, housing, the environment, recreation and entertainment? On Thursday, March 16, the City of Pittsburgh will host “Waterfronts That Work: Pittsburgh and Beyond,” from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Carnegie Science Center on the North Shore (map). Light snacks and…

  • Riverlife announces new board leaders and promotion of Rhonda Madden

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    February 6, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Stephan Bontrager, Riverlife (p) 412.258.6636 x 105 (c) 412.606.2187 (e) Stephan@riverlifepgh.org RiverlifePgh.org PITTSBURGH –Riverlife, the nonprofit organization working to reclaim, restore and promote Pittsburgh’s riverfronts, is pleased to announce the election of new board leaders and the promotion of senior staff. [Related: About Us] Margaret McCormick Barron was…

  • Riverlife testimony: transparency, trail amenities will activate Rivers Casino hotel riverfront

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    You may have heard recently that Rivers Casino is proposing to build a new $51.5 million, 221-room hotel on their property near the headwaters of the Ohio River. Yesterday the casino went before Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission seeking approval for the hotel, which will be built on the eastern side of the casino’s existing riverfront building…

  • Riverlife’s “Living in a River City”: Your stories, our animation

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    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]What’s your story of living in a river city like Pittsburgh? Whether you were born in Pittsburgh, grew up here, moved here or moved away, the city’s three rivers leave a lasting impression on you. A few years ago Riverlife set out to…

  • Development news: Rivers Casino’s new hotel; Downtown Dog Park; Strip District updates

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    North Shore: Rivers Casino It’s official: Rivers Casino will begin construction this spring on a $35 million riverfront hotel on the eastern side of its North Shore building near the headwaters of the Ohio River. The hotel is expected to include a new spa, restaurant, bar, riverfront connections and integration into the property’s existing riverfront…

  • Riverlife testimony at Pittsburgh Planning Commission Hearing

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    Riverlife President and CEO Vivien Li testimony regarding North Shore Office Building by Continental Real Estate Companies (PDF) North Shore photo by Maranie Rae

  • Riverlife’s 2016 Year in Review

    Riverlife’s 2016 Year in Review

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    [vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_position=”right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text] “Energy Flow” on the Rachel Carson Bridge. Photo by Larry Rippel. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][nectar_animated_title heading_tag=”h2″ style=”color-strip-reveal” color=”Accent-Color” text=”2016 was a big year for Riverlife.”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column…

  • Listen now: Can Recreation Help Revitalize Small Towns on the Ohio River?

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    Riverlife’s Nina Chase talks to West Virginia Public Radio via The Allegheny Front about how building riverfront public open space and amenities for recreation can have a significant economic impact on river towns. From the story: “The decline of industry was devastating to the region’s economy … [O]ne positive side effect is that more people hang…

  • Development news: Continental’s North Shore building; Highwoods at SouthSide Works

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    SouthSide Works Raleigh, North Carolina-based real estate developer Highwoods Properties is planning a new 107,000-square-foot office building at the SouthSide Works site in Pittsburgh’s South Side Neighborhood (above, image via Highwoods Properties) . The proposed building site on the Monogahela River, between the riverfront campus of American Eagle Outfitters and Hyatt House Hotel [Map], is…

  • Mon Wharf Switchback receives multimodal transportation grant

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    Governor Tom Wolf announced this week a round of investment grants for multimodal transportation projects throughout Pennsylvania, including a Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) grant of $492,616 for a switchback ramp to be built connecting the Smithfield Street Bridge and the Mon Wharf in downtown Pittsburgh. With the addition of the CFA grant, the switchback is nearly…