Tag: city planning
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“Completing the Loop” Plan Wins National Award for Excellence in Sustainability
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Join us for a virtual coffee chat with Carol Brown and Michael Van Valkenburgh
[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]When the upper portion of Allegheny Riverfront Park was officially dedicated in 2001, it was the realization of a vision…
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Employment Opportunity: Riverfront Project Manager
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Land and Water Conservation Fund receives permanent funding
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PA parks and trails are being used more than ever. Take action now to help preserve funding for them.
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Project spotlight: Pittsburgh’s North Shore
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Then and now: the vision for a riverfront loop in Pittsburgh
[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]2019 marks Riverlife’s 20th anniversary and we have a lot to celebrate. That’s 20 years of working with the community to make Pittsburgh’s riverfronts the green face of the city. 20 years of implementing a vision for a continuous loop of public…
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City Council to vote on Pittsburgh’s riverfronts. Your help is needed.
Early next week City Council is considering a vote on the “RIV” to update Pittsburgh’s riverfront zoning. The RIV was crafted by Pittsburgh City Planning after an almost two-year-long public process that included feedback from hundreds of Pittsburghers. There’s a lot to love about the RIV! Here are just a few reasons why Riverlife supports the RIV…
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The “RIV” is a common-sense way to plan new development on Pittsburgh’s riverfronts
You may have heard talk about the “RIV” bubbling up in Pittsburgh this year. If you guessed that “RIV” is short for “riverfront”, you’d be right. Our city’s riverfronts will be in the spotlight this June as Pittsburgh City Planning advances legislation to update riverfront zoning for all 35 miles of city riverfront. The RIV…
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“A Good Compromise”: NEXTPittsburgh’s primer on the RIV, Pittsburgh’s proposed riverfront zoning changes
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…