A Guide to Riverfront Development - Riverlife

1A Guide to Riverfront DevelopmentA Guide to Riverfront DevelopmentConnecting communities to the water2 RiverlifeFunding For this document was made possible by the claude worthington benedum Foundation1A Guide to Riverfront DevelopmentIntroduction Natural River Edges Connections To the River Along the River Landings Districts Built Buildings Stormwater Character Landscape public Art Lighting2 6 1015 20 21 2428 3237 40 Table of Contents2 Riverlife3A Guide to Riverfront DevelopmentSo went the common advice given to Pittsburgh children by their parents for nearly a century as they ventured out to play on warm summer afternoons. The warning is telling in a number of ways, offering a glimpse into the hostile conditions along Pittsburgh s urban riverfronts prior to 1990 and the public attitudes surrounding them. People living in the Pittsburgh region prior to the city s modern renaissance had good reason for concern.

For open spaces along the river, a buffer zone should include design and development techniques that will provide and enhance the following: provision of ecosystem services, ecological restoration, conservation and improvement of biodiversity, increased habitat corridor potential, improved public trail access, open-space amenities,

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