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  • North Shore Trail Advisory, August 16-18

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    Riverlife announces the following detour for the Three Rivers Heritage Trail along the North Shore due to a special event, in effect from 8:00 am Thursday, August 16, 2018 through 5:00 pm Saturday, August 18, 2018. Please refer to the above rendering of the detour route. – TRAIL TRAFFIC ORIGINATING WEST OF RIVERS CASINO HEADING UPRIVER:…

  • “A Good Compromise”: NEXTPittsburgh’s primer on the RIV, Pittsburgh’s proposed riverfront zoning changes

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    Could even more new riverfront parks, trails, and public amenities be in Pittsburgh’s future? Get ready for “the RIV.” You may have heard about the riverfront zoning updates proposed by the Department of City Planning. The “RIV” was created with feedback from the community and will encourage the creation of riverfront public open space like…

  • $4.1M investment announced for Morgantown riverfront improvements

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    Big news for our neighbors in the Mon Valley: Morgantown, West Virginia has been awarded $4.1 million in grant funding from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust for enhancements to the city’s Monongahela River waterfront. The grant will fund improvements to the Hazel Ruby McQuain Riverfront Park including expansion of an existing riverfront amphitheater, new…

  • Detour for Riverfront Trail at Grant Street & Ft. Pitt Blvd

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    The Three Rivers Heritage Trail/Eliza Furnace Trail portion of the Great Allegheny Passage will be detoured at the intersection of Grant Street and Fort Pitt Boulevard December 4-8, 2017. Pedestrians should follow detour signs to the Boulevard of the Allies. The detour is to enable the construction of the second phase of the Grant Street Crossing intersection…

  • Riverlife hosts Hello Neighbor refugee families on a Pittsburgh boat tour

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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]Riverlife was pleased to host families and friends from the Hello Neighbor program for a boat ride on the Gateway Clipper on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Hello Neighbor works to improve the lives of refugees and immigrants in Pittsburgh by matching them…

  • Riverlife’s Jay Sukernek departs for a new opportunity

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    Riverlife Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jay Sukernek is stepping down from his role at the organization at the end of this month. ​Jay has accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer of Jewish Association on Aging, effective September 29. Riverlife’s staff and board sincerely thanks Jay for his 7.5 years at the…

  • Pierogi Fest makes its Kennywood debut September 24, benefiting Riverlife

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    This Sunday, September 24, Pittsburgh once again proves why it’s the #CityOfDumplings. Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival returns for its fifth year in a brand new location: Kennywood Amusement Park! What could be better than ‘rogies and roller coasters? From 1-6 pm, festival attendees will experience a family fun environment that includes offerings from over two dozen…

  • Mon Wharf Switchback Ramp goes vertical!

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    Major progress this week for the Mon Wharf Switchback project, a collaboration between Riverlife and the City of Pittsburgh! When complete, the Switchback will create a vital missing link in the downtown riverfront trail system and Great Allegheny Passage. Steel supports for the switchback ramp were put into place at the project site along the Monongahela…

  • Riverlife testimony: 2 cases of riverfront building signage

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    Riverlife participated in two separate cases before the Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment involving signage on riverfront buildings. Download a PDF of Riverlife’s position on proposed variance requests for signage at 625 Stanwix Street. Concerns about the proposed signage include its size, animation, and detraction from the riverfronts’ scenic beauty. On March 16, 2017, Riverlife President and…

  • 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…