Community Impact: Neighborhood Safety and Sustainability
Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach
Equitable access to clean, affordable, safe water is a necessity for living. But research shows that communities that are under-resourced often are those that have the highest levels of unsafe water. Bridging the gap between academic research and the water concerns of our region is the Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach.
Congress of Neighboring Communities
The Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT) convenes more than 43 neighboring municipalities, including the City of Pittsburgh, that share borders, challenges and opportunities, and its leadership represents nearly 900,000 residents of Allegheny County.
Pitt Sustainability: Tree Canopy
Among a group of volunteers on a casual Saturday might be a Pitt Tree Tender who was certified through a partnership between Pitt’s Office of Sustainability and Tree Pittsburgh—an individual with the knowledge and skills to assist key partners in expanding the tree canopy in Oakland and throughout Pittsburgh, offering their expertise to regional community plantings and tree maintenance projects.