Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

TO ADVANCE INITIATIVES THAT FOSTER ECONOMIC VITALITY AND IMPROVE DOWNTOWN LIFE - FOR A MOMENT OR FOR A LIFETIME.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMMING - OUR EFFORTS TO CREATE A VIBRANT AND WELCOMING DOWNTOWN IN 2021 WERE GIVEN ADDITIONAL IMPERATIVE IN LIGHT OF THE ONGOING IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC. PDP UNDERTOOK A MAJOR INITIATIVE BY PRESENTING THE ALLEGHENY OVERLOOK POP-UP PARK ON FORT DUQUESNE BOULEVARD, CREATED TO SUPPORT THE SAFE RETURN OF PERFORMING ARTS INTO DOWNTOWN AND WELCOME RESIDENTS, WORKERS, AND VISITORS BACK INTO THE HEART OF THE CITY. RECURRING OUTDOOR EVENTS RETURNED TO CLOSE TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS WITH SERIES INCLUDING THE FARMERS MARKET, NIGHT MARKET AND YOGA IN THE SQUARE. INNOVATIVE NEW PROGRAMS LIKE THE CAR BAZAAR WERE PILOTED WHILE SMALL SCALE CONCERT SERIES WERE DEPLOYED TO ENLIVEN NEWLY EXPANDED OUTDOOR DINING DISTRICTS. LARGE SCALE EVENTS ALSO SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED, ATTRACTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, INCLUDING PICKLESBURGH AND LIGHT UP NIGHT. WE CONTINUED WITH A ROBUST TRACKING AND ANALYSIS OF THE LATEST DATA WITH THE STATE OF DOWNTOWN REPORT AND EVENT SERIES AND DOWNTOWN REACTIVATION METRICS.

OPERATIONS - THE CORE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO FOSTER A CLEAN AND SAFE DOWNTOWN. IN ADDITION TO THE REMOVAL OF TRASH, REMOVING TAGS OF GRAFFITI, WEED ABATEMENT, SWEEPING SIDEWALKS AND REMOVING POSTINGS AND STICKERS, POWER WASHING STREETS, LEAF AND SNOW REMOVAL, THE CLEAN TEAM STILL FOUND TIME FOR HOSPITALITY ASSISTANCE TO VISITORS AND PATRONS OF THE MANY FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS OFFERED IN DOWNTOWN'S VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT. THE CLEAN TEAM ENDEAVORED TO MAKE PITTSBURGH'S DOWNTOWN DISTRICT A CLEAN, PRESENTABLE, PLEASANT AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL. OUR OUTREACH TEAM, WITH NEW PERSONNEL AND A RENEWED FOCUS, CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEED OFFERING CONNECTIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ASSISTED IN SECURING HOUSING AND PROVIDED VARIOUS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THOSE IN NEED. WITH GENUINE ENGAGEMENT AND THE BUILDING OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE UNHOUSED POPULATION, THE OUTREACH TEAM AIMED TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED TO RETURN TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT IS AFFORDED TO ALL THE CITIZENS OF PITTSBURGH.

TRANSPORTATION - WHETHER YOU COME BY CAR, BUS, BIKE OR ON FOOT, TRANSPORTATION REMAINS A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR THOSE WHO WORK, LIVE, AND VISIT HERE. IN 2021 WE HAD TO REEXAMINE HOW WE PHYSICALLY RECONNECT MANY KEY FACETS OF DOWNTOWN LIFE IN A NEW AND SAFELY CONSIDERED WAY. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH BUSINESS OWNERS, RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES, WE SPEARHEADED EFFORTS TO REWORK AND ENHANCE SEVERAL DOWNTOWN STREETS ENABLING RESTAURANTS TO EXPAND INTO OUTDOOR SPACES AND STAY OPEN WITH RESTRICTIONS ON INDOOR GATHERING. OTHER IMPORTANT WORK, SPECIFICALLY THE DOWNTOWN MOBILITY PLAN, CONTINUED TO GUIDE IMPROVEMENT TO DOWNTOWN'S TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND PUBLIC REALM FOR THE NEXT DECADE AND BEYOND. WE ARE CONSTANTLY WORKING TO MAKE GETTING TO AND AROUND DOWNTOWN EASY, FUN, AND INTERESTING.