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Read Riverlife’s Three Rivers Park economic impact analysis Do Pittsburgh’s parks and trails generate significant economic value? Riverlife contracted Sasaki Associates to use a rigorous and quantifiable approach to answer this question by analyzing the economic benefits of Three Rivers Park in Pittsburgh. Three Rivers Park is Pittsburgh’s 13-mile interconnected downtownriverfront park system. The Three…

Riverlife testifies in favor of Senate Bill 282 When it comes to water, Pennsylvania is uniquely advantaged over many other states. Our commonwealth is a water-rich region comprised of six major rivers basins: the Delaware, the Susquehanna, the Geness, the Potomac, the Ohio, and Lake Erie, with an estimated 86,000 streams and river miles and…

Wednesdays in May from 11:00 am-1:30 pm Riverlife’s Lunchtime Loop happens each Wednesday through May 13 between 11:00 am-1:30 pm! The Lunchtime Loop is fun, quick and easy to do over your lunch break: 1. Start in Market Square at the Fittsburgh Mascot at the Fitsburgh booth. Grab a map and get started! 2. Follow the…

Download a PDF describing the position and search for Riverlife’s next executive leader Riverlife is the premier organization in Pittsburgh focused on reclaiming, restoring and promoting Pittsburgh’s riverfronts. Riverlife is seeking a dynamic, high-energy, results-driven executive who is passionate about preserving access to the city’s rivers and riverfronts while driving responsible and sustainable world-class development.…

Join Riverlife’s Addy Smith-Reiman on March 24 for an informative project update Riverlife is proud to partner with the Green Building Alliance to present the latest in GBA’s ongoing Breakfast Briefing series. Join Riverlife project manager Addy Smith-Reiman for an update and behind-the-scenes look at the planning of the Mon Wharf Switchback. The Switchback is an…

Join the Hazelwood project partners for an update on February 24 You’re invited to join the Almono development team for an update on one of Pittsburgh’s most exciting riverfront developments. Located on 178 acres of riverfront next to the Hazelwood neighborhood, Almono proposes a mixed used development that will reconnect Hazelwood’s urban street grid to a…

Riverlife works with Forest City, Trammel Crow Co. to implement pedestrian connection Riverlife met with the Station Square East development team earlier this month to advocate for a perpendicular pedestrian connection from Station Square Drive to the riverfront trail that would cut through the proposed 300-unit apartment complex on the Monongahela River. Such a connection…

Committee will conduct nationwide search for new President and CEO Thomas F. Lamb, Jr., Chair of the Riverlife board of directors, announced today that Jay Sukernek has been appointed by the board to serve as Acting Director, effective immediately, until a permanent President and Chief Executive Officer is selected. Sukernek is currently Vice President and Chief Financial…

Pamper yourself with a posh picnic on the North Shore Riverlife’s sixth annual Party at the Pier is Friday, August 28, 2015. Riverlife’s annual fundraiser and celebration of Pittsburgh’s riverfront parks returns to the North Shore for another night of fabulous fun, enviable fashion and breathtaking views. A little bit Gatsby, a little bit Wes Anderson, Posh…

Grant comes from the PA Commonwealth Financing Authority October 22, 2014 – Riverlife is pleased to announce it has received a $250,000 grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the Commonwealth Financing Authority toward construction of the Mon Wharf Switchback. Located on the eastern end of downtown Pittsburgh’s Monongahela Wharf Landing, the switchback ramp will…