This vision strategy has been developed in partnership with organizations across downtown Pittsburgh, and revitalizing downtown Pittsburgh will require collaboration and dedication.
View the Downtown Revitalization Vision – Creating a Neighborhood for All in Downtown Pittsburgh
Throughout the past 10 months, 100+ downtown-focused stakeholders, including business, academia, labor, nonprofits, philanthropy, and elected officials at all levels of government have engaged in collective work sessions to identify the challenges and opportunities facing downtown Pittsburgh, developed a vision and goals for our future, and created a collaborative pathway to achieve results.
Through working sessions with leaders, planning sessions with local elected officials, steering committee and board of director meetings, public engagement sessions on projects, and briefings to the state and federal government, dozens of downtown-focused engagements have been made since December 2023.
Purpose of the Vision:
- Create a dynamic, inclusive neighborhood by intentionally investing in building downtown communities with the amenities to welcome diverse residents. This will create a future-focused, socially and economically vibrant downtown.
- Adapt to a post-pandemic economy by enhancing our existing assets, filling in where we are missing amenities and services, and providing for the health and safety of all residents and visitors.
- Reposition our real estate market, which supports the economic impact of the entire region and is the linchpin of our commercial real estate tax base.
- Align priorities and leverage investments by bringing key stakeholders together to provide a cohesive framework for catalytic investments.
Downtown Revitalization Vision: Announcement Coverage:
CBS: Downtown Pittsburgh gets $600 million for revitalization projects
TribLive: ‘We can do big things’: Shapiro Unveils $600M makeover for Downtown Pittsburgh
WESA: Shapiro Announces a 10-year, $600 million makeover for Downtown Pittsburgh
WPXI: $600M to go toward revitalizing Downtown Pittsburgh as part of 10-year plan
WTAE: Gov. Shapiro announces $600 million downtown Pittsburgh revitalization plan