Quality of Life

“…You can’t put a monetary value on public works that enhance the image and quality of life of a city. In so doing, they stand to draw huge numbers of city and suburban dwellers downtown to reclaim some of the communal urban experience that has been lost.”

Chicago Sun-Times, June 16, 2004: “New city jewel invites us downtown to play”

“A Park for all Pittsburgh”

Point State Park should be a park for all of Pittsburgh’s diverse communities—a place where people can come for a variety of reasons to experience the clean, healthy aspects of Pittsburgh’s urban life.

Accessibility

Thanks to the renovations, Point State Park will more than double the number of ADA-accessible portals, making the park an easy destination for everyone.

A new driveway off of Commonwealth Place will open the park up to school buses, so that every child in the region can come and experience Pittsburgh’s rich history first-hand.

Water landings will make it possible for water taxis to take people across the rivers to exciting destinations on the North Shore and Station Square.

Activities

Boat or Kayak

Join groups like Venture Outdoors to experience the river firsthand.

Ride your bike, eventually to Washington, DC

With the completion of the Mon Wharf Connection and the Great Allegheny Passage, you can bike all the way to our nation’s capital.

Catch a concert

Terrific events like the Three Rivers Arts Festival and the Regatta will have first-rate amenities to work with.

Surf the web

Thanks to the free wireless hotspot in Downtown Pittsburgh, a laptop computer puts the world at your fingertips, even when you’re surrounded by nature.