Green Pittsburgh

150 years ago Pittsburgh was an example of how a lack of environmentally concern can turn a city into a smoke filled industrial city once described as "hell with the lid taken off." Thankfully, the residents of this city recognized that something needed to change and began the long and on-going process of cleaning up our town and turning Pittsburgh into one of the greenest cities in the world.

Today you will find a clean, green city that activly works to promote and restore our riverfronts, amazing city parks and urban neighborhoods with the help of clean technology, green building and an active culture. Pittsburgh is filled with green neighborhoods that promote walkability, activism and outdoor spaces. We also are seeing an increase in green building activities with new efficient homes popping up every day.

• Pittsburgh was named Best City to Relocate to in America by cnbc.com. The list took into consideration a variety of data points from cost of living to crime rates, the number of colleges and how healthy the population is, as well as access to museums, shows, sporting and other events and stability.
• Bicycle Magazine ranked Pittsburgh 28th on the list of bike-friendly cities with populations greater than 100,000. Factors considered were the hiring of the city’s bicycle/pedestrian coordinator, more than 14 miles of dedicated bike lanes, bike parking areas and the distribution of 100 bike racks to businesses around the city.
• Huffington Post voted Pittsburgh as one of the forty prettiest cities in the world.
• Pittsburgh ranks 13th among the top 50 global eco-friendly cities. Eco-City Ranking includes the following criteria: water availability, water portability, waste removal, sewage, air pollution and traffic congestion. Pittsburgh is only one of three United States cities listed in the top 20.
• Forbes magazine rated Pittsburgh as the best place to buy a home. The ranking was based on a number of factors including the fact that home prices are expected to increase in the region, 85 percent of homes are affordable to those making the median income and foreclosures are low.