Pittsburgh Neighborhoods

Links to websites about Pittsburgh Neighborhoods, especially to neighborhood civic organizations.

Directories and City-Wide Organizations

• City of Pittsburgh: Neighborhoods
  The City provides a map of and information about each neighborhood with links to related organizations.
• Pittsburgh Neighborhood Tours
  A promotional website for the neighborhoods of Bloomfield, Lawrenceville, Oakland, Mount Washington, North Side, South Side and the Strip District. Find out what you can do in these neighborhoods.
• Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG)
  Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG) is a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation consisting of a consortium of community-based organizations that represent low- and moderate- income neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh. PCRG develops programs that address the core of community reinvestment issues.
• PopCity
  PopCity covers the city neighborhoods of Downtown, East Liberty, Friendship & Penn Avenue Arts District, Lawrenceville, North Side, Oakland, Shadyside, South Side, Squirrel Hill, and The Strip District.

Individual Neighborhoods

• Allegheny West Civic Council
  Allegheny West is the smallest Pittsburgh neighborhood, located on the north side of Pittsburgh.
• Bloomfield
  • PopCity: The Best of Bloomfield
    A November 13, 2008 article by Jennifer Baron on Pittsburgh's "Little Italy"
• Brighton Heights Citizens’ Federation
  Brighton Heights is a hilltop community in the city’s Northside. This 718 acre neighborhood offers a backyard view of the city skyline and the Ohio River.
• Downtown
  • Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
    Includes information on living downtown.
  • Pittsburgh Cultural Trus
    See what's going on downtown.
• Highland Park
  • Highland Park
    Highland Park is a neighborhood in the northeast of the city of Pittsburgh that is primarily residential with a major city park and the zoo.
  • Pop City: The Definitive Guide to Highland Park
    A November 12, 2008, article by Matt Stroud highlighting the advantages of living in Highland Park.
• Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville
    A new neighborhood site coming in the fall of 2007.
  • Lawrenceville Corporation
    Located northeast of downtown, along the Allegheny River, Lawrenceville is an older neighborhood undergoing rejuvenation.
  • Butler Street: A Design District Takes Shape
    This New York Times article from Sunday, October 14, 2007, highlights the new up and coming fashion, art, and home decor shops along Butler Street.
  • Penn Main
    Penn Main Business District of Lawrenceville
• Mount Washington Community Development Corporation
  Mt. Washington overlooks downtown Pittsburgh from tall cliffs on the south shore of the Monongahela River.
• Oakland: Only in Oakland
  This website from the Oakland Business Improvement District (BID) provides a lot of information for the visitor under "what are you looking for".
• Regent Square Civic Association
  Regent Square is a tree-lined neighborhood on the eastern side of the City of Pittsburgh. The neighborhood is sited along both sides of Braddock Avenue between the Parkway East and Forbes Avenue and is composed of the communities of Edgewood, Pittsburgh, Swissvale and Wilkinsburg.
• Shadyside
  • Shadyside Shops
    This site from the Shadyside Chamber of Commerce has links to restaurants and shops on both Walnut Street and Ellsworth.
  • PopCity: Visiting Guide to Shadyside
    This October 3, 2007 article tells you what to see in Shadyside (where to shop and eat)
• South Point Breeze
  An east neighborhood bordered by Shady, Fifth, Penn, Braddock, Forbes, and Wilkins Avenues.
• South Side Local Development Company
  Located south across the Monongahela River from downtown Pittsburgh. Their website offers information for finding housing.
• Spotlight on Main Street
  “Spotlight on Main Street” focuses community attention on the history, architectural significance, and enduring value of East Carson Street, South Side's historic main street.
• Squirrel Hill
  • Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition (SHUC)
    This site offers news about Squirrel Hill, a calendar of upcoming events, a list of businesses, and quick facts about Squirrel Hill.

  • PopCity: Squirrel Hill Articles & News
  • Visitor's Guide to Squirrel Hill
    October 25, 2006, article from PopCity by Robert Isenberg that takes you on a tour of the stores and restaurants on Murray and Forbes Avenues.
  • Moving Guide to Squirrel Hill
    October 25, 2006, article from PopCity by Robert Isenberg that tell you what to know if you are moving to Squirrel Hill.