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Riverlife (formerly known as Riverlife Task Force) is a nonprofit public-private partnership established in 2000 to guide and advocate for the redevelopment of the riverfronts of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the largest riverfront regeneration project in the United States. Its most significant capital project is the planning and development of Three Rivers Park.

Riverlife Organization

Riverlife History

Riverlife was established as Riverlife Task Force in 2000 as an independent public-private partnership, with its main focus being the creation of Three Rivers Park. Since its founding, Riverlife has been an active proponent of riverfront development focused towards bettering the beauty and recreational aspects of Pittsburgh’s rivers. It has also voiced concerns over projects that it has felt would have an adverse effect on the rivers.

Past and present board members of Riverlife include Carol Brown, former president of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust; Teresa Heinz of the Heinz Endowments; Andy Masich, president and CEO of Heinz History Center; Kevin McClatchey, co-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates; Paul O’Neill, former United States Secretary of the Treasury; Dan Onorato, Chief Executive of Allegheny County; Art Rooney, Jr., president of the Pittsburgh Steelers; and Bill Strickland, executive director of Manchester Craftsmen's Guild. Lisa Schroeder is Riverlife's executive director.

Mission and Goals

The core goal of Riverlife is to reclaim, restore and promote Pittsburgh’s riverfronts as an environmental, recreational, cultural, and economic hub for the people of the region and its visitors. This is being accomplished through a combination of the following three approaches:

  1. Developing core capital projects and acting as the driving force behind them.
  2. Supporting other capital projects that are sponsored by public and private partners.
  3. Advocating for high quality design, environmental preservation, and other issues that affect the park’s development.

Voiced Opinions

Riverlife has often been a distinct voice in the areas of Pittsburgh development projects. It has a history of both supporting or criticizing projects that it feels would have a positive or adverse effect on the rivers of Pittsburgh. Its most recent opinion has been in regards to the Majestic Star Casino that is being built along the Ohio River. Riverlife has voiced its opposition to a ten story parking garage that is part of the proposed casino site. In its opinion, the height of the garage would exceed that of surrounding structures by enough to mar the view of the Pittsburgh skyline from various vantage points. They have also raised issue with the design of the exterior of the garage itself.

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