Allegheny River Kayak Trip, August 27,2009 | 4:30 p.m

Venture Outdoors and Friends of the Riverfront led a kayak trip down the Allegheny river. Participants got some exercise and enjoyed beautiful views of the sunset, while observing the riverfront from a different perspective, the river.

Design Charrette, September 21,2009 | 3:30 p.m.

A group of regional stakeholders for an exciting design charrette hosted by Perkins Eastman and the planning team. Design focus areas included Doughboy Square, the riverfront trail, potential green connections throughout the study area, Smallman Street and the intersection of 40th Street and Butler Street. The outcome of this charrette will be presented at a community meeting in October 2009.

Heth's Run Ice Cream Social, Sepetember 9,2009 | 6:00 p.m

The Morningside Area Community Council, the Highland Park CDC and the Pittsburgh Zoo organized an ice cream social where stakeholders also got to learn about the Heth's Run Restoration Project. We enjoyed ice cream and river views while discussing strategies for the future of our riverfront. We also brainstormed ideas about how to reconnect the East End to the Allegheny River through the Highland Park/Heth's Run greenway.

Riverquest Boat Tour, August 25,2009 | 3:30 p.m

The Advisory and Steering committees of our study, joined the URA, City Planning and Riverlife for a Riverquest boat tour down the Allegheny River. Stakeholders got to experience both sides of the river from a green vessel while learning about the ecology of the river's edge from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.

Allegheny River Dragon Boating, August 21,2009 | 6:00 p.m

If you have never seen the Allegheny River or the downtown skyline from a bench on a dragon boat, you've missed a great experience! Dragon boating, which is a world-wide sport, is also a fun way to be out on the river with no expertise or special equipment. The long wooden boats have ten benches for twenty paddlers, along with a drummer and steersman, and, unlike the narrow rowing shells, are very stable in the water. Rowers went for a sunset paddle with the paddlefish, enjoying great river views.

Strip District and Lawrenceville Historic Bike Tour, August 22, 2009 | 11:00 a.m.

Bike Pittsburgh and Venture Outdoors organized a historic bike tour through the Strip District and Lawrenceville led by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. The tour included plenty of stops to point out historic architecture. Cyclists enjoyed views of the riverfront, discussed planning strategies, and talked about innovative way to reconnect this important corridor.


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