About Pittsburgh

                  






DID YOU KNOW?

  • Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. The city is historically known for its steel industry. Today its economy is largely based on healthcare, education, technology, robotics, and financial services.

  • The city can be broken down into the Downtown area, called the Golden Triangle, and four main areas surrounding it. These areas, relative to downtown, are known as the North Side, South Side/South Hills, East End, and West End.

  • Pittsburgh maintains its status as a corporate headquarters city, with eight Fortune 500 companies calling the city home. This ranks Pittsburgh in a tie for the eighth-most Fortune 500 headquarters in the nation.

  • Pittsburgh often places high in lists of the nation's most livable cities. After placing fourth and first in the first two editions of Places Rated Almanac, Pittsburgh went on to finish third in 1989, fifth in 1993, 14th in 1997 and 12th in 2000, before reclaiming the number one spot in 2007. The survey's primary author, David Savageau, has noted that Pittsburgh is the only city to finish in the top 20 of every edition.

  • In 2009, Forbes ranked Pittsburgh the 7th safest city in terms of violent crime.

  • Several teams are followed widely in the Pittsburgh area, which Sporting News named the "Best Sports City" in the United States in 2009

YOU CAN BIKE ALL THE WAY TO WASHINGTON DC.

  • The city has established bike and walking trails along its riverfronts and hollows, but steep hills and variable weather can make biking challenging. However, the city is connected to downtown Washington, D.C. (some 245 miles away) by a continuous bike/running trail through the Alleghenies and along the Potomac Valley, known as the Great Allegheny Passage and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath.
NEED A QUICK RUN?

Pittsburgh has many local parks that are wonderful for recreational purposes. Help keep your life on track by trying out a local park. You never know, you might just find yourself becoming a local.
            Parks we recommend are:
§         McKinley Park
§         PNC Park
§         Mellon Square Park
§         Forbes Field (Schenley Park Area)
§         Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

Make sure that you bring your running shoes all the parks listed above are great for runners and are local hotspots during the spring season




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