Tag: recreation
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Top 10 ways to enjoy Pittsburgh’s riverfronts this summer
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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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Riverfront development news: Esplanade project in Chateau adds a lagoon
Millcraft Investments has announced new details of its proposed Esplanade mixed-use development along the Ohio River in Pittsburgh’s Chateau neighborhood. The updated plans call for a 12-foot-deep lagoon–the first of its kind in Pittsburgh–and sandy beach for swimming, sunbathing, kayaking and paddle boarding. The lagoon will transition to a skating rink during the winter months.…
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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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City Planning seeks public comment on proposed riverfront zoning changes through Feb. 19
People who own property along Pittsburgh’s 35 miles of riverfront are being encouraged to review the Pittsburgh Department of City Planning’s proposed changes to the existing riverfront zoning code and participate in a 30-day public commenting period. The proposed changes were developed over a two-year City Planning-led public process that included a series of neighborhood…
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In the news: what might it take to make Pittsburgh’s rivers consistently swimmable?
The city of Paris has been in the news recently with a bold new project that overheated Parisians are praising during the hot summer: public swimming pools in the River Siene. Long thought to be too polluted for swimming and other water recreation, the Siene has undergone a gradual cleanup that began in the 1980s…