Unlike any other mission-driven center of entrepreneurial opportunity, Pittsburgh Yards® is the result of years of collaboration amongst residents in Pittsburgh and NPU-V, funders and other neighborhood-focused stakeholders.
At Pittsburgh Yards®, community involvement is the cornerstone of our mission. Our neighborhood’s rich history and vibrant spirit drive us to create spaces that honor the past while fostering a bright future.
“This isn’t just development happening in isolation of the community—it’s truly the community’s vision.” Michelle Jones, Volunteer, Atlanta & West Point tRAIL
HONORING HISTORY WHILE CELEBRATING COMMUNITY, ONE BRICK AT A TIME
Participants from the Pittsburgh Yards® update meetings joined forces with community volunteers to create an engraved brick trail project at Pittsburgh Yards®. The inspiration behind the project was the history of the people who settled in Pittsburgh to work at the Atlanta and West Point (A&WP) rail yards. These rail yards ran adjacent to the land Pittsburgh Yards® sits on today, the Atlanta BeltLine Southside Trail. The volunteers worked with the Pittsburgh Yards® Development Team and formed a non-profit organization for this “neighborhood transformation” initiative — a spur trail called Atlanta & West Point tRAIL.
Together, they launched PY Community, Inc., an independent, volunteer-based organization that honors this history and offered community members personalized bricks installed on the Pittsburgh Yards site. They also raised money to install other landscaping elements reminiscent of the old railroads. They intended to offer a positive and inspirational experience for Pittsburgh residents to connect with the new development, their neighbors, the Atlanta BeltLine, and other outdoor experiences in the future green space.
The project was completed in 2024 with the installation of entrance, pathway signs and a clock along the tRAIL, once again reminiscent of clocks at railway stations.
Paving a Trail to Connect the Community, One Brick at a Time!
We invite you to check out the installations during a visit to Pittsburgh Yards®!
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