Riverfronts pull at the imagination of builders. In Pittsburgh, the long industrial waterfronts along the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio rivers are slowly…
Pittsburgh's three rivers have shaped commerce, industry, and public life for centuries. Today, the riverfronts are evolving again, this time as mixed-use…
Pittsburgh’s Riverfront, or RIV, zoning framework governs how land beside the city’s rivers may be developed, reused and connected to the water. Boat ramps,…
Pittsburgh sits at the confluence of three rivers, and for generations its edges have been dominated by industry, rail lines, and ageing infrastructure. In…
Interim zoning controls provide a temporary framework for managing development while a city reviews long-term land-use rules. In Pittsburgh, the Riverfront, or…
Pittsburgh’s riverfront is governed by several layers of public policy at once. The Riverfront, or RIV, zoning district addresses land use, building form,…
Understanding Transfer of Development Rights on the Riverfront starts with a simple distinction: a development right is separate from the land itself. A…
Riverfront development often looks like a contest between ambitious design and strict regulation. In Pittsburgh’s RIV zoning district, the zoning administrator…
A decision affecting property in Pittsburgh’s Riverfront (RIV) zoning district can shape building height, setbacks, land use, public access, parking and…
A recent riverfront development approval offers a useful way to understand how Pittsburgh’s RIV zoning district operates in practice. The value of the case is…
