Pittsburgh's river corridors carve the city into ribbons of awkward parcels between steep slopes and water. The RIV zoning district was written to protect and…
A recent Pittsburgh city planning staff report has examined whether proposed and standing developments along the city's three rivers align with the Riverfront…
Zoning hearings can seem formal, technical and difficult to navigate, especially when a proposal involves building heights, industrial land, housing, transport…
A riverfront development application needs to do more than describe a proposed building. It must show how the project fits the applicable RIV zoning controls,…
A proposed text amendment to Pittsburgh’s Riverfront (RIV) zoning district would place renewed focus on lot coverage: the share of a site occupied by buildings…
A riverfront master plan sets out a long-term picture for land use, public space, transport, ecology and economic activity. It can show where parks, housing,…
A riverfront trail is more than a strip of pavement beside the water. Its usefulness depends on whether people can reach it from neighbourhood streets, cross…
Pittsburgh's riverfront corridor carries a particular kind of weight in the city's land-use conversation. Decades of industrial decline gave way to steady…
Pittsburgh sits at the confluence of three rivers, and decades of industrial activity have left the waterfront with a legacy of contaminated soils, impervious…
