Archive for April 2021
PG: Railroad line could be big boost to trails at ARP
Railroad line could be big boost to trails at Aspinwall Riverfront Park NICK TROMBOLA Pittsburgh Post-Gazette APR 26, 2021 Aspinwall Riverfront Park may be expanding in the near future with a walking and biking trail to be formed out of an old railroad line. Park officials say Allegheny Valley Railroad has agreed to sell the…
Read MoreNext Pittsburgh: 10 Summer Camps Your Kids Will Love
Photo courtesy of Sweetwater Center for the Arts. 30 Pittsburgh summer camps your kids will love Sally Quinn April 20, 2021 Features, Guides to PGH, Kid Friendly Businesses, Kid Friendly Events, Kidsburgh Pittsburgh This article first appeared in Kidsburgh.org, which is published by NEXTpittsburgh. After last year’s disappointing summer, kids and their grownups are thrilled to…
Read MoreWESA: Brilliant Line Railway to Become Bike Trails, Pedestrian Walkways
90.5 WESA | By Julia Zenkevich Published April 12, 2021 at 5:51 AM EDT Margaret J. Krauss / 90.5 WESA A partial view of the Brilliant Line from Aspinwall Riverfront Park. Allegheny Valley Railroad has agreed to sell a 3.6 mile long stretch of railroad to Aspinwall Riverfront Park. The Brilliant Line links Aspinwall to…
Read MoreARP thanks community for outpouring of support
We are so grateful for the overwhelming outpouring of support for our funding application for the acquisition of the Brilliant Line. Given that we only had 3 and 1/2 days to pull this off over Easter weekend, we had hoped for 100 letters and 1,000 positive comments in our survey…Thanks to you, we received a…
Read MorePittsburgh Business Times: Aspinwall Riverfront Park spurring campaign to buy railroad line for trail extension
By Tim Schooley – Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times Apr 6, 2021, 11:21am EDT The nonprofit that oversees the Aspinwall Riverfront Park reported on its Facebook page that Allegheny Valley Railroad has agreed to sell the organization the 3.6-mile Brilliant Line that extends over the Allegheny River and is campaigning for support to buy and turn…
Read MorePgh City Paper: Campaign started to convert old rail corridor to bike trail from Aspinwall to Homewood
By Ryan Deto CP photo: Abbie Adams View of Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge from Aspinwall Riverfront Park There is a four-mile abandoned rail corridor that connects Pittsburgh’s East End to Aspinwall across the Allegheny River. Pittsburghers have probably spotted it while driving down Washington Boulevard, where the elevated tracks can be viewed from the road.…
Read MoreTribLive: Support sought for purchase of Brilliant Line rail corridor
by Tawnya Panizzi Residents from Sharpsburg to Pittsburgh’s East End could be connected by a four-mile bike/pedestrian corridor that would provide access to fitness, recreation, shopping and dining in a project that’s expected to cost nearly $14 million. Allegheny Valley Railroad has agreed to sell the Brilliant Line to Aspinwall Riverfront Park. The Brilliant Line…
Read MorePittsburgh Magazine: Farmer x Baker Launches 3rd Season at ARP
Look for expanded seating, longer hours and a more extensive menu from the riverside dining gem. April 7, 2021 Hal B. Klein PHOTOS COURTESY FARMER X BAKER Jennifer Urich’s mission to elevate riverfront dining at Aspinwall Riverfront Park entered its third season last weekend. The owner of Root and Heart Farm in Gibsonia launched Farmer X…
Read MoreBIG NEWS: A once in a generation opportunity – we need your support
Let’s capitalize on this once in a lifetime opportunity to create Pittsburgh’s own High Line and link ARP with the East End! Allegheny Valley Railroad has agreed to sell ARP the Brilliant Line, a magnificent nearly 4 mile long rail corridor stretching from the Park, up Washington Boulevard into the East End, with spurs stretching…
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