Riverlife commemorates ‘do over’ rehab of upper promenade of Allegheny Riverfront Park

PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on the Pittsburgh Business Times.

The old cobblestones are gone, replaced by “New York blue stone” along with new trees and a more wide open expanse overlooking the Allegheny River.

“Do overs in life are just so rare,” said Laura Solano, a landscape architect for New York-based design firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc., who was returning to Pittsburgh to commemorate the renovation at the Allegheny Riverfront Park she first helped to envision more than 30 years ago. “And yet, here we are in the reimagined and incredibly beautiful upper level of the park.”