Completing the Loop Wins National Award

Riverlife's?Completing the?Loop?plan?has been honored by the?American Planning Association (APA)?with an award for?Excellence in Sustainability.?

This award honors projects, plans, and organizations dedicated to supporting sustainable communities, and we are proud to have received this honor.

Riverlife President and CEO?Matthew Galluzzo?and?Christine Mondor, Principal of evolveEA, accepted the award Monday night at the APA's National Planning Conference in San Diego, CA.

Christine Mondor, Principal of evolveEA (left), and Matthew Galluzzo, President & CEO of Riverlife (right), accept the APA Award for Excellence in Sustainability in San Diego, CA.

The?Completing the?Loop?plan outlines a ten-year vision to complete, enhance, and expand the 15-mile, 1,050-acre network of riverfront trails and green space centered on Downtown Pittsburgh and adjacent neighborhoods. It prioritizes access for neighborhoods that have been disconnected by infrastructure such as highways and railroads and proposes a system of equitably located facilities, services, and amenities.