Tag: trail

  • The Highline is Pittsburgh’s new elevated riverfront green space on the South Side

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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]As 2020 marches on, throwing curveballs left and right, Pittsburghers continue to turn to their city’s riverfronts to escape the COVID-19 pandemic and enjoy some socially-distant exercise and fresh air. Rewarding that sense…

  • Illustrators and comic artists sought for downtown Pittsburgh handwashing stations

    [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]For immediate release CONTACT: Stephan Bontrager, Riverlife (c) 412.606.2187 (e) stephan@riverlifepgh.org      August 10, 2020 Illustrators and comic artists sought for downtown Pittsburgh handwashing stations “Pittsburgh Creative Corps” effort to fight the spread of…

  • The latest COVID-19 recommendations for staying safe on Pittsburgh’s riverfront parks and trails

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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]Pittsburgh’s riverfronts are amazing public amenities and a big part of what makes this city so great. As our community navigates through the COVID-19 pandemic, we all must do our part to make…

  • Riverfront Development Round-up: All About the Strip District, plus a trail update

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    RIVERLIFE’S ONGOING ROUNDUP OF CURRENT RIVERFRONT AND ADJACENT REAL ESTATE AND OPEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT NEWS Looking to build a project on Pittsburgh’s riverfronts? Riverlife’s Design Review Committee can help. More information here. Updated, June 2019: Rugby Realty and Al. Neyer are working together to produce a seven-story office and retail building at 21st and Smallman…

  • New wayfinding signs installed on Pittsburgh’s riverfronts

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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]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…

  • 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…

  • Mon Wharf Switchback ramp construction nears completion

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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]We’re getting close! The Mon Wharf Switchback construction is moving toward completion. Final work is being done this month on new habitat landscaping, electrical connections, and paving on the wharf around the base of the ramp and  around the new kayak launch.…

  • An improved gateway to the river has us seeing green at Grant Street and Fort Pitt Boulevard

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    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…

  • Officials cut the ribbon on new improvements to Allegheny Landing

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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]County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Mayor William Peduto joined Riverlife’s Vivien Li and Lynn Zelevansky of Carnegie Museum of Art to celebrate significant trail upgrades to Allegheny Landing on the North Shore. The resounding theme of the morning was the importance of public-private partnerships…

  • Show Us Your Shoes! at the Allegheny Landing trail celebration May 19

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    Please join Riverlife and our partners: Carnegie Museum of Art City of Pittsburgh Friends of Allegheny Landing and SHOW US YOUR SHOES! A TRAIL RESTORATION CELEBRATION Friday, May 19, 2017 (Bike to Work Day) Allegheny Landing Lower Trail North Shore [Map] Three Easy Steps: 1. Bike, Walk, or Run to Allegheny Landing between 8:30-9:00 am…