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Sewer authority encouraged to look at green solutions to combat overflows NOVEMBER 19, 2015–Community leaders from across Allegheny County, including Riverlife, Clean Rivers Campaign, BikePGH, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, and Mayor Peduto’s chief of staff Kevin Acklin,  gathered at Allegheny Landing this morning to respond to the Allegheny County Sewer Authority (Alcosan)’s proposal to build miles…

Bringing people and public places to Pittsburgh’s riverfronts This year has been an exciting time for Riverlife and its many partners working to complete the community-created vision of Pittsburgh’s downtown riverfront park system.  To date, more than 80% of Three Rivers Park has been been built, with over 13 miles and 850 acres of publicly…

Meet Riverlife’s new president and CEO Pittsburgh’s riverfronts are alive with opportunity!  Since moving from Boston earlier this month to join Riverlife, I have been so impressed with all that I have seen and experienced along the rivers.  The work that Riverlife and its partners have done to create green open spaces and public paths…

Landscape allows stormwater to be absorbed into the ground Congratulations to our friends at the Garden Club of Allegheny County, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, PennState Master Gardeners, and many other partners for their work to create a new bioswale landscape in Point State Park! What’s a bioswale, you…

This video shows just how far the Steel City has come over the past 15 years It’s clear. Pittsburgh is America’s river city. Need proof? Check out this video and see for yourself the incredible transformation of Pittsburgh’s waterfronts. But these parks, trails and green spaces don’t just happen on their own. Riverlife works out…

In September, Riverlife received a $30,000 grant from Alcoa Foundation to support an environmental study of riverfront habitat at the headwaters of the Ohio River on the Pittsburgh’s North Shore.  Riverlife is partnering on the project with the US Army Corps of Engineers who have designated the location in the federal interest. Alcoa Foundation grant funds are being…

“Best Visual Place” awarded to mural project under Fort Duquesne Bridge Riverlife is honored to receive the 2015 Award for Excellence: Visual Placefrom the Urban Land Institute Pittsburgh Placemaking Awards for our project ‪#‎tbd‬ under the Fort Duquesne Bridge! The #tbd project features a 750-foot mural by artist Kim Beck which came to life over the summer with…

One lucky bidder will win the trip of a lifetime on August 28 Next week we will launch our online Party at the Pier Silent Auction featuring an eight-day 2016 Viking River Cruise on the Rhine or Danube River! Explore Europe’s Rhine or Danube rivers on the 8 day luxury tour of your choice. Celebrate the rivers…

One of Riverlife’s original founders passed away August 4 Riverlife’s board of directors and staff were sorry to hear the sad news that Elsie Hillman, philanthropist, civic leader and one of Riverlife’s founders, died August 4th at the age of 89. Few come close to paralleling Mrs. Hillman’s legacy of generosity and leadership in Pittsburgh and throughout…

Demolition of upper plaza makes way for public art restoration One of Pittsburgh’s first riverfront parks of the modern age continues its makeover for the 21st century.  Demolition work has concluded on the upper plaza of Allegheny Landing (originally opened to the public in 1984) in preparation for installation of the replacement mosaics that are part of artist…