23 Jul
Check out this article, LEED-ing to green pastures, by Ethan Lott in the Pittsburgh Business Times!
By comparing the LEED certified buildings of today to those of six years ago, we can really see the progress being made in the size and quality of green infrastructure in our region.
By: Rina Matsuda
17 Jul
Good news for frequent river users in Pittsburgh!
The River Alert Information Network and Penn’s Corner Conservancy Charitable Trust Inc. are collaborating to create rainmatters.org (still in the works), a website providing real-time river quality info. Both recreational and commercial users can check pollution levels, changes in pH and temperature, and other conditions uploaded automatically by motoring stations. Cool!
Full article by Kelton Brooks in the Post Gazette here.
Photo credit: Venture Outdoors Blog
By: Rina Matsuda
13 Jul
Groups with goals similar to those of our grant opportunity, “Pedals and Pedestrians,” are hard at work in Pittsburgh! The Riverlife organization has raised $4,454 through Indiegogo as the final step of their $3 million plan to build a biker-pedestrian ramp in downtown Pittsburgh. What’s amazing: the fundraising campaign was expected to take 60 days, but the full goal was met in less than 24 hours! We’re so happy that the Pittsburgh community is so willing to support alternative transportation.
To read more details and support the ongoing Indiegogo campaign, click here. Additional funds will be used to create signage essential to directing commuters to the ramp.
To read a highlight article by Jon Schmitz in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, click here.
By: Rina Matsuda
Greening Southwest PA 