UPDATE | Three Rivers Heritage Trail Designated as National Recreation Trail
 

The Three Rivers Heritage Trail has been designated as a National Recreation Trail by the U.S. Department of the Interior and National Park Service. This designation recognizes trail systems that are regionally significant and improve the quality of life for citizens. The Three Rivers Heritage trail is a bicycle and pedestrian pathway that runs 22 miles along both banks of the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio rivers; connecting dozens of neighborhoods and communities to the riverfront and offering opportunities for recreation and alternative transportation throughout our region. Friends of the Riverfront(FOR) received a CDCP Design Fund grant in 1991 for preliminary designs for North and South Side trail segments and a North Shore segment opened 2 years later. Additionally, a 2003 Design Fund grant to FOR helped complete the South Side trail from South 18th Street to Station Square.

 

ART | Office of Public Art, URA Release Public Art Guide 
 
The Office of Public Art and the Urban Redevelopment Authority recently published the "Add Value Add Art" resource guide to encourage artists to participate in the development process in Pittsburgh. Works of art can add value to the built environment and transform spaces into memorable experiences.  This resource guide demonstrates the wide range of methods that can be used to engage and commission artists, information about public art resources, and outlines best practices to encourage the inclusion of works of art in development projects. To download the free guide, please click here.

 

 

Under clear blue skies and comfortable temperatures, Pedal Pittsburgh celebrated its 17th year on Sunday May 16th as 2565 riders participated in the event. Our photographer was out along the routes and snapped photos of our riders throughout Pittsburgh's neighborhoods - check out the CDCP on Facebook to see if you are included. While you are there, become a fan of the CDCP. In addition to gaining a great view of Pittsburgh from the seat of a bike, riders were ask to provied input through video, and cool wordles about their ideas for Pittsburgh's trails, parks and open space as the City undertakes it's first comprehensive plan. Partnered with the Department of City Planning, the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, and Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, these activities were a great success.

 

In 2009, the New Hazlett theater, in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, received a $12,000 Design Fund Grant to develop a plan for adaptive reuse of the historic Allegheny City, Carnegie Free Library building. Loysen + Kreuthmeier Architects were engaged review the building's systems and develop a community lead vision for a new arts-centric resource serving both the North Side and the greater Pittsburgh community. The finished product will be a plan that will guide future renovations.
 

 

The Annual CDCP Consultant Appreciation Event was held on Tuesday June 8th at the Showroom of Marcus Studio and James Wood Works in Larimer. This annual event celebrates the dedication and volunteer efforts of our RenPlan® program volunteers and Design Fund firms over the past year. More than 30 design professional to recognize this year's honorees:

• Nancy Barsotti for RenPlan® Rookie of the Year
• Martin Knox received the RenPlan® Program Pioneer award
• Pfaffman + Associates for Outstanding Community Outreach
• STRADA Architecture received the Design Fund "Grace Under Fire" award