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Riverlife Task Force Plans Competition to Design Footbridge Across Ohio RiverIn cities as diverse as Paris, Chicago, and Bilbao, Spain, footbridges have become striking additions to the urban landscape. And now the Riverlife Task Force and Alcoa Foundation want to do the same for Pittsburgh, the city of bridges.
The task force is preparing to launch an international design competition to come up with ideas for building a world-class pedestrian crossing over the Ohio River, most likely as an addition to the West End Bridge.
Alcoa Foundation will provide $413,000 to fund the competition, which is being announced today and is expected to start by the end of the summer.
"It's a real chance for our foundation to give an enduring gift to Pittsburgh," said Kathleen W. Buechel, president and treasurer of Alcoa Foundation.
The Riverlife Task Force plans to seek proposals from designers throughout the world in a competition that Executive Director Lisa Schroeder likened to the one that produced the widely praised Rafael Vinoly design for the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Downtown.
Designers most likely will be asked to create an extension or appendage to the West End Bridge, with its majestic arches and its postcard view of the city skyline.
The bridge, erected in 1931-32, was chosen for the project in part because of its critical role in the task force's proposal to create a 10-mile-long
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