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The City of Pittsburgh has championed sustainability by stating its goals and aspirations in many local and international forums.
In the News: Pittsburgh Sustainability
- Pittsburgh tops list of best places to move after college
- Pittsburgh Second City to Integrate UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Pittsburgh Spotlighted as Leader in Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
- From Steel City to STEM City: Why Smart Millennials Are Making Pittsburgh Home
- Pittsburgh: Leading Green Building Hub?
- Pittsburgh Recognized as Biophilic City
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- City of Pittsburgh
- Residential
- Sustainability & Resilience
- Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan v3 (2018)
- Carbon neutral by 2050 commitment (2021)
- Voluntary Local Review of Sustainable Development Goal Progress (2021)
- Food Systems – Local, Access, & Waste
- Equitable Street Tree Investment Strategy
- OnePGH Resilience Strategy (2017)
- Allegheny Conference’s Sustainability Principles
- Pittsburgh 2030 District – Over 500 local buildings striving towards 50% reductions in energy use, water consumption, and transportation emissions by 2030, while improving indoor air quality.
- CEOs for Sustainability – Over 40 regional CEOs committed to sustainability in business
- p4 Pittsburgh Framework: People, Planet, Place, & Performance
Sustainable Places to Visit
For general Pittsburgh visitor information, check out Pitt’s Visitor’s Guide to Pittsburgh.
- Phipps Botanical Gardens & Conservatory’s Center for Sustainable Landscapes is one of the greenest buildings in the world.
- Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurants – Almost 150 restaurants have been designated sustainable based on their practices regarding waste reduction, water conservation, energy efficiency, people, sourcing, and nutrition
- Frick Park Environmental Center – this Living Building & LEED Platinum Certified Building serves as Pittsburgh’s hub for environmental education
- Pittsburgh’s nearly 2,000 acres of parks, run by Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
- Schenley Park
- Frick Park
- Riverview Park
- Highland Park
- Emerald View Park
- Various neighborhood parks
- 92% of Pittsburgh residents live within a 10 minute walk of a park.
- Enjoy Pittsburgh’s growing bike culture, which is becoming more accessible than ever, including
- Free events such as OpenStreetsPGH,
- Initiatives like Healthy Ride Bike Share and Art Bike Racks, and
- Pittsburgh’s numerous bike trails.