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Allegheny County, PA Environmental Council Unveil Riverfront Progress Report
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Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato this week unveiled Allegheny’s Riverfronts: A Progress Report on Municipal Riverfront Development in Allegheny County.
The 2010 report, produced by Allegheny County, Friends of the Riverfront and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, is an updated directory of existing and upcoming municipal riverfront development projects.
“Allegheny County’s rivers are well known destinations for recreation and tourism, as well as catalysts for the local and national economy,” said Onorato. “The riverfront progress report highlights some of our most well known waterway assets and the strides being made to preserve and enhance more than 185 miles of riverfront property in the County.”
The report, funded in part by grants from the Colcom Foundation and Richard King Mellon Foundation, provides scenic images and detailed descriptions of riverfront development efforts throughout the Allegheny County, including updates on projects highlighted in the 2009 report.
“Friends of the Riverfront is fortunate to have such strong partners in Allegheny County and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council,” said Friends of the Riverfront Executive Director Thomas Baxter. “Together, we are playing an active role in energizing and reinventing our riverfronts, benefitting communities today and future generations to come.”
Allegheny’s Riverfronts also includes national praise for the riverfront revitalization, updates on trail projects, and resources for towns located along rivers in Allegheny County. Additionally, the report provides a glimpse of plans for potential recreational and economic developments along the Ohio and Monongahela rivers.
“We really value the opportunity to work with Allegheny County, Friends of the Riverfront, other partners, the communities along the rivers, and the folks who use the rivers and riverfronts,” said Pennsylvania Environmental Council Senior Vice President Davitt B. Woodwell. “The rivers really are the defining natural assets for our region, and we all need to treat them as such.”
The 2010 Riverfront Report is available online.
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1/31/2011 |
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