Tag: downtown
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RAD announces Impact Grant funding for “Artwalk on the Allegheny”
For 25 years The Allegheny Regional Asset District, or RAD, has granted funding to hundreds of civic, cultural and recreational amenities throughout our region. To celebrate the impact of RAD and its milestone anniversary this year, the organization issued special RADical Impact Grants for “bold, forward-looking, creative projects that will have radical impact on the region…
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Fairmont Pittsburgh sustainable food and drink proceeds to benefit Riverlife, June 3-8
You may have heard that 2019 marks Riverlife’s 20th anniversary as a nonprofit working to implement a community vision for public parks and trails on Pittsburgh’s riverfronts. We love celebrating with the Riverlife community all year long! This week (June 3-8), proceeds from select sustainable menu items at Fairmont Pittsburgh’s Floor 2 and Andy’s @ Fairmont Hotel lobby…
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New wayfinding signs installed on Pittsburgh’s riverfronts
[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]Welcome to Pittsburgh’s riverfronts! Over the past several weeks, twelve new wayfinding signs with maps have been installed throughout the downtown riverfront parks and trails. The signs replace older versions that were outdated or damaged. The signage system was provided through the…
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Before the switchback: historic photos of the Mon Wharf
[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…
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News release: Mon Wharf Switchback ramp complete; “Warm up at the Wharf” ribbon cutting celebration Tuesday, December 4
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…
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Riverlife announces semifinalists for ‘tbd’ riverfront improvements under the Ft. Duquesne Bridge
[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’ (‘tbd’) program is looking for the next big idea for the riverfront under the Fort Duquesne Bridge in downtown Pittsburgh. After a worldwide call for artists and designer teams last December that resulted in 52 submissions, the “tbd”…
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You’re invited: Meet the #TBD Semifinalists, Friday January 26 at Bricolage Theater
[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…
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Semi-finalists chosen for Ft. Duquesne Bridge project; will be announced January 2018
Riverlife thanks everyone who made submissions to Riverlife’s ‘to be determined’ Request for Qualifications for the 2018 temporary riverfront installation under the Fort Duquesne Bridge between Point State Park and the Cultural District. We received 56 submissions and have selected three semi-finalists. The three semi-finalists have been notified and will be publicly announced in January.…
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An improved gateway to the river has us seeing green at Grant Street and Fort Pitt Boulevard
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…
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Post-Gazette: Riverlife’s Take a Seat project brings whimsy to social experiment
We’re thrilled that people are still buzzing about our Take a Seat! project that debuted earlier this summer. In case you hadn’t heard, we set out 30 lightweight movable chairs with GPS trackers on the Allegheny riverfront during the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. Our goal? To see where you wanted to sit on…