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Held over a three day period from April 10th to April 12th, 2014, the South Side Green Infrastructure Charrette was a unique design and visioning event, sponsored by the Pittsburgh Green Infrastructure Network (GIN). The event brough together the region’s most creative design and environmental professionals to design a green link along 21st St, a 12-block corridor that connects South Side Park to the Three Rivers Heritage Trail along the Mon. The goal of the charrette was to create a demonstration district of green infrastructure and green street strategies that can reliably remove stormwater from the region’s overburdened sewer system, improve transportation corridors for all users, and serve as a template for green streets and community green space in Pittsburgh neighborhoods.  We are happy to say that the event was a huge success.  Please explore this website, to view  all of the innovative and creative designs and to meet the design professionals that made it possible.

Design professionals included landscape architects, engineers, planners, architects, ecologists, artists, etc. for the Thursday evening to Saturday evening event.  Below is the opening presentation from the event chair, Joel Perkovich.

Schedule at  a Glance

Our Sponsors

Our Greenest Sponsors – $1,500
3 Rivers Wet Weather	Brew House Association
ALCOSAN	Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
Hatch Mott MacDonald	UPMC South Side Mercy
Our Greener Donors – $1,000
Michael Baker International, LLC
Our Green Sponsors – $500
Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.	Studio Phipps
Green Infrastructure Network	American Society of Landscape Architects
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy	ACF Environmental
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
North Shore Nurseries	Allegheny Land Trust
Eisler Landscapes	Allegheny County Conservation District
Sodexo Quality of Life Services