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Mon Wharf At Last!
Riverlife’s new guidelines for landscape management
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Three Rivers Park
Pittsburgh’s grand river park is underway
Information on the Point State Park renovations
Majestic Star Casino
Riverlife’s concern with the Majestic Star Casino
Majestic Star Casino
Key components of the casino plan, promised as public amenities, are now being postponed.
The change in design:
Casino Garage
RIVERLIFE APPEALS APPROVAL OF NORTH SHORE CASINO PARKING GARAGE
Build a better casino garage: Don’t put a barnacle on our riverfront
The change in design:
Master Development Plan image, December 2006
Project Development Plan image, July 2007
Resources:
SketchUp rendering of casino (download to view in Google Earth)
Importance of Public Process in Casino Design Plan (PDF: 12 KB)
12-11-07 Statement issued by Maxwell King, president of The Heinz EndowmentsDecember 6, 2007 Letter to W. Watson, Planning Commission (PDF: 214 KB)
Majestic Star Documents:
Majestic Star Casino Master Development Plan, December 2006 (PDF: 95 MB)
Majestic Star Casino Project Development Plan Presentation, July 2007 (PDF: 81 MB)
Newspaper Articles:
Getting Around: Proposed casino garage an oversize concrete monster
Deal or no deal: Barden’s behemoth leaves much to be desired
Progressive casino: After the traffic solution, why not a better building?
It is important that your opinion is heard. We encourage you to write letters to the local newspapers…here is how:
Letters to the Editor
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
D.L. Clark Building
503 Martindale Street, 3rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-320-7965 (fax)
opinion@tribweb.com
Letters to the Editor
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
34 Blvd. of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-263-2014 (fax)
letters@post-gazette.com
New Pittsburgh Courier
315 East Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-481-1360 (fax)
Pittsburgh City Paper
650 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-316-3388 (fax)