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Riverlife’s fundraiser gala is Friday, August 26, 2016 Fashionistas, fun-lovers and river-revelers, take note: We’re pleased to announce that our annual fundraiser gala Party at the Pier is Friday, August 26, 2016. Mark your calendar now for the event the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has already named “one of the top events to be seen at in…

Public meetings January 11 and 13 will go over proposed “IPOD” legislation Press release from the Office of Mayor William Peduto: City Seeks Public Participation in Zoning Planning for Riverfronts PITTSBURGH, PA (December 21, 2015) Property owners near the City’s riverfronts will soon be receiving letters notifying them about the first step in an upgrade…

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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…