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  • Decorative Historic Railing at Allegheny Landing: Building a River Room Step By Step

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    A great riverfront is more than the sum of its parts. In a city known for its rich history and iconic landmarks, Riverlife is weaving a new narrative as steps are taken to implement a bold vision plan for Completing the Loop. Inspired by a vision of a thriving riverfront, Riverlife envisions a continuous and…

  • Completing the Loop: a movement to link and enhance Pittsburgh’s riverfronts

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    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] Our vision for 15 miles and 1,055 acres of Pittsburgh riverfronts. Since 1999, Riverlife has worked to create, activate,…

  • Black Lives Matter mural created under the Fort Duquesne Bridge

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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″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Art can serve as a powerful channel in the nationwide conversation on racial justice, and we affirm the importance of the riverfronts as civic spaces for dialogue. Over the weekend, a Black Lives…

  • 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…

  • Energy Flow Display on Rachel Carson Bridge to End April 8

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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]All photos by Larry Rippel PITTSBURGH – County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced today that Energy Flow, the popular wind-powered LED lighting display on the Rachel Carson Bridge, will end its 18-month run on Sunday, April 8, 2018. The deinstallation and removal of…

  • You’re invited: Meet the #TBD Semifinalists, Friday January 26 at Bricolage Theater

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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’s “to be determined” Open House: Meet the Semifinalists! Friday, January 26, 2018 Drop in between 12:00-3:00 pm Bricolage Theater 937 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 [map] ​Riverlife’s “to be determined” (“tbd”) program is looking for the next big idea for the…

  • Request for Qualifications: Temporary installation ‘TBD’ under the Ft. Duquesne Bridge

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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]Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Summary ***The submission period is now closed. The deadline to submit qualifications was 12pm/noon EST, December 1, 2017. The three semi-finalists will be publicly announced in January 2018.*** Riverlife seeks qualifications from public artists, landscape architects, architects, graphic…

  • ‘to be determined’ presents Displaced: Photos by Maranie Staab

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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] “Displaced: Photos by Maranie Staab” is presented during the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival as part of Riverlife’s ‘to be determined’ series. ‘to be determined’ was developed by Riverlife in 2015 to highlight the potential of the underutilized space along…

  • 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…

  • “Energy Flow” pictured in The New York Times article on Pittsburgh culture

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    We were very excited to wake up this morning and see The New York Times article “Built on Steel, Pittsburgh Now Thrives on Culture.” Featured prominently in the article is a photo of Andrea Polli and Ron Gdovic’s “Energy Flow” wind-powered LED lighting installation on the Rachel Carson Bridge. Riverlife is proud to have been one of…