Allegheny River Boulevard Preservation Association

04/13/2026

We're cleaning up around Observation Turnout #1 (the structure nearest Washington Blvd) with the wonderful help and hard work of Landforce. Last year the Pittsburgh Department of Public Works helped with preserving the Turnout by managing uphill and fallen vegetation and creating a safer work space for both DPW/Forestry crews and volunteers.
This spring, LANDFORCE (https://www.landforcepgh.org/) came out for FREE and removed several VERY LARGE logs, which will now allow us to clean up the Turnout's driveway and wooded area. Landforce will mill the logs at their new facility and turn them into wonderful things. It's incredible - watch the video!

03/22/2026

The Spring ARB litter cleanup was held today, 3/21. We had many volunteers from both Pittsburgh Major Taylor Cycling Club and ARBPA and got "almost" all of the section from Washington Boulevard to Turnout #2 cleaned up! There are a few spots left to hit but it is the most we've done in years. Big thanks to PMTCC for holding the event (16th years) and to PennDOT for quickly picking up the over 50 bags of litter and all the car parts! Good job everyone, ARB looks so much better!

02/20/2026

Do you have an interesting story or old photos of ARB? Help us build our collection of memories! Reach out on social media or via email and we will set up a time to connect. 📸

01/28/2026

No ice! Do you remember the work PennDOT did last spring/summer along ARB? We just took a drive-by to see how the improved roadway and drainage have dealt with this winter storm and snow. It looks great! There's no noticeable ice sheets extending out into the roadway, just well plowed snow piled along the sides. This means that all that drainage work they did on the slope side of ARB has paid off. THANK YOU ! We very much appreciate your efforts and a safer driving experience on ARB. Everyone, please drive carefully and stay safe, more snow is coming!

01/27/2026

Thank you so much for all your hard work Representative Joe McAndrew and thanks also to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 11.0, the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, and Congressman Chris Deluzio. This will be a major improvement to Allegheny River Boulevard and to the travelling experience of more than 7 million people per year! Bravo!

The daily long line of rush-hour traffic on historic Allegheny River Boulevard at Route 130 in Penn Hills should be eliminated in the next few years. Elected...

12/17/2025

As we look ahead to 2026, we’re taking a moment to reflect on some of our favorite highlights from the past year - and to say thank you to our supporters who have encouraged our efforts along the way!

Pittsburgh Major Taylor Cycling Club
Scenic Pittsburgh
City of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon University Civil and Environmental Engineering

12/10/2025

Have you noticed the turnouts are looking festive lately? We hope you enjoy this little bit of sparkle on your drive down ARB over the holiday season! 🎄✨

11/10/2025

As we watch the first flurries of winter fall on ARB this week, let’s take a moment to remember warmer days from Turnout #3! We hope these flowers added a brief moment of beauty to your days as you drove down the boulevard this summer. Thanks to all who donated their time to keep ARB looking so nice!

10/04/2025

A beautiful day to beautify ARB. Thanks so much to the Pittsburgh Major Taylor Cycling Club for their over 15 YEARS of adopting and cleaning up this section of ARB. And special thanks to the CMU students and faculty that joined in the adventure. Stay tuned, more to come 😊

Thanks to Allegheny River Boulevard Preservation Association, Carnegie Mellon University Students and PMTCC members for today’s cleanup
We collected 45 bags of trash!!!

09/25/2025

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Please join Pittsburgh Major Taylor Cycle Club (PMTCC) and us in cleaning up the litter along ARB on Saturday Oct. 4th, 9 - 11 AM. See the link here to the PMTCC event for more details. Thanks you!

09/23/2025

Have you noticed that there's been some incredible efforts being done to improve things along Allegheny River Blvd? ARBPA has been at work at Turnout #1 (near Washington Blvd), with the help of the Pittsburgh DPW/Forestry Division in preserving the walls by managing uphill and fallen vegetation and creating a safer work space for both DPW/Forestry crews and our volunteers (note the wonderful lockable gates!). Some of the photos are BEFORE (with the trees growing inside the stone structure), some during the cleanup work, and some afterward. MUCH IMPROVED! A big "Thank You" to everyone who did such a great job. We have future plans and dreams for this historic resource. More to come....