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  • Near and far, Pittsburgh’s riverfronts are making headlines

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    Pittsburgh’s riverfronts are incredibly scenic and ever-evolving, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise when they pop up in the news. Admittedly, we still get a thrill when we see the city’s waterfronts appear in local and national news stories. Here’s a roundup of recent articles: – The New York Times discovers that Pittsburgh’s cultural scene…

  • Strip District trail reopens from 11th to 15th Streets with improvements

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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]Spring has arrived, and so have significant upgrades to the Strip District portion of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. The Buncher Company reopened the riverfront trail today between 11th Street near the David L. Lawrence Convention Center upriver to 15th Street [map],…

  • What Pittsburgh can learn from other cities, and where we’re leading: lessons from a waterfront summit

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    Pittsburgh is a city shaped by water. We’re not just talking geographically, even though the city’s downtown Golden Triangle is carved by three rivers that form the Pittsburgh peninsula. River-oriented industry, transit and settlement have all had a role in forming the city’s economy and identity. Simply put, water is the reason why we are where we…

  • Riverlife testimony: transparency, trail amenities will activate Rivers Casino hotel riverfront

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    You may have heard recently that Rivers Casino is proposing to build a new $51.5 million, 221-room hotel on their property near the headwaters of the Ohio River. Yesterday the casino went before Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission seeking approval for the hotel, which will be built on the eastern side of the casino’s existing riverfront building…

  • Development news: Rivers Casino’s new hotel; Downtown Dog Park; Strip District updates

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    North Shore: Rivers Casino It’s official: Rivers Casino will begin construction this spring on a $35 million riverfront hotel on the eastern side of its North Shore building near the headwaters of the Ohio River. The hotel is expected to include a new spa, restaurant, bar, riverfront connections and integration into the property’s existing riverfront…