{"id":2035,"date":"2020-04-18T12:43:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T16:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverlifepgh.org\/?p=2035"},"modified":"2020-04-18T12:43:51","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T16:43:51","slug":"remembering-riverlife-co-founder-paul-oneill-1935-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lucid-heisenberg.31-170-165-113.plesk.page\/index.php\/2020\/04\/18\/remembering-riverlife-co-founder-paul-oneill-1935-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Riverlife co-founder Paul O&#8217;Neill, 1935-2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]We\u2019re incredibly sad to hear that Paul O\u2019Neill, one of Riverlife\u2019s founders, has died.<\/p>\n<p>Former chairman and CEO of Alcoa Corp. and Treasury Secretary under George H.W. Bush, Paul O&#8217;Neill was one of the original members of Riverlife (then known as Riverlife Task Force), formed in 1999 to lead a planning process to transform Pittsburgh&#8217;s downtown riverfronts.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting <a href=\"https:\/\/riverlifepgh.org\/resources\/\"><em>Vision Plan for Pittsburgh&#8217;s Riverfronts<\/em><\/a> (2000) laid out a road map for creating new parks, trail connections, real estate investment, and environmental restoration along the riverbanks of Pittsburgh&#8217;s Golden Triangle.<\/p>\n<p>Paul was passionate about advancing Pittsburgh and elevating riverfront design, including the signature Alcoa headquarters on the North Shore which he had co-designed as environmentally friendly before green building standards became the norm. He was proud of the progress that had been made in connecting people back to the riverfronts. &#8220;I have to say, what&#8217;s taken place here and what&#8217;s happening going forward with this beautiful city becoming environmentally responsible is a joy to be part of,&#8221; he said in a 2013 Riverlife video. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know another city in the country that has done as much in this period of time [in improving the riverfronts] as Pittsburgh.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be sharing our favorite words and memories of Paul soon. Our thoughts are with his family during this time of mourning his loss and celebrating his life.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image by Heather Mull for Riverlife.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VfGhlwZz8oU&amp;t=29s&#8221; el_width=&#8221;60&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]We\u2019re incredibly sad to hear that Paul O\u2019Neill, one of Riverlife\u2019s founders, has died. 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