Bill Text: PA SR410 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring the Pittsburgh organization Riverlife for its mission to reclaim, restore and promote Pittsburgh's riverfronts as the environmental, recreational, cultural and economic hub for the people of this region and our visitors.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Passed) 2010-10-01 - Transmitted as directed [SR410 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR410-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2249
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 410 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY FONTANA, COSTA, STOUT, ORIE, PIPPY AND FERLO, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the Pittsburgh organization Riverlife for its mission
to reclaim, restore and promote Pittsburgh's riverfronts as
the environmental, recreational, cultural and economic hub
for the people of this region and our visitors.
WHEREAS, Riverlife began when a group of Pittsburgh community
leaders, business owners, environmentalists and urban planners
saw the need to develop a master plan for Pittsburgh's most
valuable asset, its rivers and their miles of shoreline; and
WHEREAS, Riverlife was created in 1999 as the Riverlife Task
Force; and
WHEREAS, Riverlife is a public-private partnership
established to guide and advocate for the redevelopment of
Pittsburgh's riverfronts; and
WHEREAS, Today, Riverlife's stewardship extends up the
Allegheny River to the 31st Street Bridge, down the Monongahela
River to the Hot Metal Bridge and along the Ohio River to the
West End Bridge; and
WHEREAS, Through a variety of public-private partnerships
integrating the efforts of State, city and private developers,
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Riverlife points proudly to a host of projects already in place,
with several currently underway and more planned for the future;
and
WHEREAS, This seamless sequence of open spaces for civic
engagement will ultimately knit our neighborhoods together and
reconnect us with our living environment; and
WHEREAS, In 2001, following a public planning process,
Riverlife presented a plan for Three Rivers Park, a grand,
urban-scale waterfront park at the confluence of the three
rivers in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh; and
WHEREAS, That plan, known as "A Vision Plan for Pittsburgh's
Riverfronts," was the winner of the 2002 AIA Honor Award in
Urban Planning and Design and the 2002 Merit Award in Planning
from the International Downtown Association; and
WHEREAS, In 2008, Riverlife Task Force shortened its name to
Riverlife, reflecting the organization's growth and
transformation from a "task force" to a governing board of
directors; and
WHEREAS, Through Riverlife's leadership, more than half of
the 13-mile Three Rivers Park loop has been established and
improved for public use; and
WHEREAS, Key projects comprising the next phase of the park
are under construction; and
WHEREAS, Riverlife has a plan in place to complete the
remainder of the park over the next ten years; and
WHEREAS, As Riverlife celebrates its 10th anniversary in
2010, it is remarkable to assess the impact Three Rivers Park
has had on downtown living, recreation and the economy;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate honor Riverlife on its 10th
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anniversary and for its mission to reclaim, restore and promote
Pittsburgh's riverfronts as the environmental, recreational,
cultural and economic hub for the people of this region and our
visitors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
Riverlife, 707 Grant Street, Suite 3500, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
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