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  • Mon Wharf Switchback wins ASHE Outstanding Highway Engineering award

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    The Mon Wharf Switchback pedestrian ramp has won the award for Outstanding Highway Engineering from the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE). The annual award recognizes outstanding work done by ASHE members directly related to a field of transportation, including highways, bridges, traffic signals, railroads, public transit and bikeways. The project team includes Riverlife, City…

  • Before the switchback: historic photos of the Mon Wharf

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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]Warm weather is around the corner, which means thousands of people will soon be flocking to Pittsburgh’s riverfront parks and trails. With Riverlife celebrating its 20th anniversary later this year, now is a good time to look back at some of the…

  • Photos: Mon Wharf Switchback ribbon cutting celebration

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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] Not even the winter weather could keep the smiles off our faces as we celebrated the newest connection to Pittsburgh’s riverfront! “Warm Up at the Wharf” was the grand opening celebration for the new Mon Wharf Switchback hosted by Riverlife and…

  • News release: Mon Wharf Switchback ramp complete; “Warm up at the Wharf” ribbon cutting celebration Tuesday, December 4

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    RIVERLIFE NEWS RELEASE For immediate release December 3, 2018 Download a printable PDF version of this news release. CONTACT: Stephan Bontrager, Riverlife (p) 412-258-6636 x 105 / (c) 412-606-2187 (e) Stephan@riverlifepgh.org Riverlifepgh.org PITTSBURGH – Riverlife and the City of Pittsburgh are pleased to announce the completion and public opening of the Mon Wharf Switchback in downtown…

  • Mon Wharf Switchback official opening celebration on Tuesday, December 4

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    Riverlife and the City of Pittsburgh invite you to “Warm Up at the Wharf” Official Public Opening Celebrationcfor the Mon Wharf Switchback Ramp Tuesday, December 4, 2018 – Procession starts at 11:00 am at Station Square (see schedule below) EVENT DETAILS: Riverlife and the City of Pittsburgh invite you to celebrate the grand opening of…

  • An improved gateway to the river has us seeing green at Grant Street and Fort Pitt Boulevard

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    The Grant Street Crossing improvements are complete! Riverlife is pleased to announce that construction has finished on the improvements to the pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection of Grant Street and Fort Pitt Boulevard in downtown Pittsburgh. The Grant Street Crossing is the first phase of Riverlife’s initiative to create a more welcoming and visible entrance…

  • 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…

  • Show Us Your Shoes! at the Allegheny Landing trail celebration May 19

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    Please join Riverlife and our partners: Carnegie Museum of Art City of Pittsburgh Friends of Allegheny Landing and SHOW US YOUR SHOES! A TRAIL RESTORATION CELEBRATION Friday, May 19, 2017 (Bike to Work Day) Allegheny Landing Lower Trail North Shore [Map] Three Easy Steps: 1. Bike, Walk, or Run to Allegheny Landing between 8:30-9:00 am…

  • Mon Wharf Switchback site prepped for construction to begin

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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] A long time coming, the Mon Wharf Switchback ramp project is moving forward in a big way. Last week the eastern end of the Mon Wharf was prepared for construction to begin on the ramp. The switchback is a riverfront access…

  • Riverlife, BikePGH and Healthy Ride bring back popular #LunchLoop this summer

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    You can’t beat a carefree bicycle ride through Pittsburgh’s riverfront parks and trails …especially if it gives you an excuse to escape your office and enjoy some free air. Back by popular demand, Riverlife is teaming up with BikePGH and Healthy Ride Pittsburgh Bike Share to bring you another summer of #LunchLoop rides this year. LunchLoop is…