Livability and Affordability
TRANSFORMATION CITY »
Showcasing a 'New America'
The Pittsburgh region has survived wrenching economic change and emerged with a balanced, innovation-driven economy renowned for health care and life sciences, technology and robotics, higher education and research, financial services, advanced manufacturing and renewable energy.
NEIGHBORHOODS »
A City Full of Diversity
As a city full of diversity, you will love exploring the culture, food, and atmosphere of Pittsburgh’s 89 unique and ethnically distinctive neighborhoods. Pittsburgh’s downtown is full of the city hustle and bustle, and Squirrel Hill has the quaint charm of a main street-like community. Meanwhile, Oakland, with its many universities, supplies a uniquely intellectual atmosphere. Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods and the unique people in them are just waiting for you to come and visit!.
Pittsburgh Parks
Contact: Laura Cook, +1 412.682.7275 extension 220, www.pittsburghparks.org
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Improves Quality of Life by Helping to Restore the Park System to Excellence
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to improve quality of life for the people of Pittsburgh by restoring the park system to excellence in partnership with the City. The organization formed in 1996 and signed a written partnership agreement with the City of Pittsburgh in 1998. The Parks Conservancy conducts capital and ecological restoration projects in Frick, Highland, Riverview and Schenley – and in other city parks and green spaces as time and resources permit. The organization is building an endowment and initiates no new projects until funds have been raised.
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to improve quality of life for the people of Pittsburgh by restoring the park system to excellence in partnership with the City. The organization formed in 1996 and signed a written partnership agreement with the City of Pittsburgh in 1998. The Parks Conservancy conducts capital and ecological restoration projects in Frick, Highland, Riverview and Schenley - and in other city parks and green spaces as time and resources permit. The organization is building an endowment and initiates no new projects until funds have been raised.
The Conservancy has raised more than $40 million and has completed nine showcase capital projects, including:
- The Reynolds Street gatehouse entrance to Frick Park
- The restoration of the Schenley Park Visitor Center
- The creation of the Highland Park Babbling Brook
- The ecological restoration of the Phipps Run natural area in Schenley Park
- The restoration of the Highland Park Entry Garden
- Schenley Plaza
- The Highland Park Seasonal Pools
- The restoration of the Riverview Park Chapel Shelter and its surrounding landscape
- The restoration of the Mary E. Schenley Memorial Fountain
MEDIA »
Media Resources
Get the inside scoop while you report on the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh. Find story ideas and media contacts that have the information you need to make deadline.
Media Library
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ENVIRONMENTAL RENAISSANCE »
A view of the David Lawrence Convention Center
Green Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is leading the way in green initiatives. With green buildings located throughout the city and the nation’s first green convention center, we’re rethinking the cityscape and uncovering new ways to keep it green.
