downtown pittsburgh - The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
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downtown pittsburgh - The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
DOWNTOWN P I T T S B U R G H 2011 A N N U A L R E P O RT Dear Downtown Stakeholder: 2011 was a great year for Downtown Pittsburgh! The organization saw some Even though there is much to be excited about, Downtown and the region impressive accomplishments over the course of the year with the launch of a volunteer experienced its fair share of challenges in 2011, most notably, a decrease in funding program focused on beautification initiatives throughout Downtown, the production of for our public transit system. The Port Authority implemented a 15% cut in services the 51st Duquesne Light Light Up Night® and the creation of a new five-year strategic in March 2011 and is facing additional cuts unless sustainable transportation dollars organizational plan to drive economic vitality and improve urban living in Downtown. are provided in 2012. The PDP continues to advocate for dedicated transit dollars to ensure we Keep Pittsburgh Moving in 2012 and beyond. The Downtown retail scene I joined the organization in mid-May, and I am excited to work with the Board of was shaken with the announcement that Saks Fifth Avenue would be closing in 2012. Directors and staff to continue the momentum that Downtown is experiencing. Despite We are working closely with the City of Pittsburgh and other partners to create a a stagnant national economy, Downtown Pittsburgh has continued to thrive. Investment retail strategy that responds to today’s market. We are pleased to work on innovative in Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle grew in unprecedented ways. Downtown development partnerships like Project Pop Up: Downtown which support and enhance our vibrant projects including PNC’s plans to construct the worlds’ largest “green” skyscraper, streetscape and introduce new artists and entrepreneurs to Downtown. Point Park University’s expanding Academic Village initiative and Millcraft Industries’ announcement of a LEED-certified hotel and commercial project, the Gardens at Downtown Pittsburgh in 2012 and beyond Market Square, will create more jobs and improve the built environment of Downtown. As Pittsburgh celebrates some tremendous successes, opportunities for Downtown and the Pittsburgh region still abound in 2012 and beyond, including the opening of the North While large developments made headlines throughout the year, we are pleased to Shore Connector which will expand the boundaries of Downtown and connect the welcome new firms like Showclix and Bennet Bricklin & Saltzburg to Downtown entertainment destinations along the North Shore with the Triangle. Pittsburgh will once Pittsburgh. It is great to see firms of all sizes realizing the value of a Downtown location. again be put in the international spotlight as we welcome One Young World in the Fall In addition to the increase in commercial development, Downtown also experienced of 2012. We welcome the opportunity to once again show the world why Pittsburgh is a surge in new residential rental properties; 201 Stanwix began welcoming residents America’s most livable city and one of the 20 best places in the world to visit in 2012. and RiverVue broke ground on 220 new apartments. All these new residents will need Best regards, more walkable destinations and Market Square has continued to be a catalyst for the * restaurant scene, welcoming eight new businesses* in and around the square with five more set to open in 2012. Winghart’s Burgers and Whiskey JAN FEB DiBella’s Old Fashioned Submarines Las Velas (Reopened) NOLA on the Square MAR APR MAY JUN JUL Jeremy Waldrup President & CEO Noodles & Diamond Market Company Bar and Grill Anna’s La Sinobi 2 Go Cucina Flegrea AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Bluebird Kitchen Il Pizzaiolo My Big Fat Greek Gyro Vallozzi’s Italian Restaurant Thompson Building (restaurant name TBD) COMING SOON IN 2012 2011 OPENINGS D O W N TO W N P I T T S B U R G H 1 Dear Downtown Leader: Dear Downtown Leader: In recent years multiple sources, including National Geographic Traveler, Huffington Post, The Economist, as well as Smart Traveler, Forbes and Yahoo!, have ranked Pittsburgh among the greatest places to visit, to work and to live. We at Leech Tishman enthusiastically agree, and so proudly sponsor the Downtown Partnership’s Annual Report for the fourth consecutive year. There is an excitement in Downtown’s air and Point Park University is proud to be a part of it. The Wood Street corridor is alive with a new energy as the University’s students rub elbows with the Downtown workforce. The new Village Park along the Boulevard of the Allies at Wood Street is open for business and when the spring flowers bloom we will welcome Osteria 100 in the Park as the newest restaurant in Downtown Pittsburgh and the newest addition to the Academic Village. Pittsburgh remains the core of Western Pennsylvania because it remains affordable, safe, culturally rich, focused on growth, and a city of champions. Since 1994, Leech Tishman has partnered with the region’s leading businesses, providing the full-range of legal services they need to help them prosper and forge a robust foundation for our future. Together, with the vigilance of the PDP, we will preserve and enhance the vitality of Downtown and keep the heartbeat of Pittsburgh steady and strong. Very truly yours, Our neighbors up and down the Wood Street corridor and throughout Downtown are doing their part to keep Downtown vibrant. From passing a PDP Clean Team member in Market Square keeping the new businesses sparkling and safe, to witnessing PNC’s growth in our region’s urban core, to seeing the work of our City and County governments, there is evidence of change all around Downtown. A lot has changed for Point Park since we graduated our first class in 1960. A lot has changed about Downtown Pittsburgh as it continues to reinvent itself. What hasn’t changed is this region’s commitment to community, a commitment to excellence, a commitment to building a big neighborhood offering the best quality experience to those who choose to work, live, play and be educated in Pittsburgh. It’s a community you want to engage with and a place where you want families and businesses to grow and prosper. Point Park University is proud to be a part of Downtown. It’s great to be a part of Pittsburgh and we’re proud to support organizations like the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and what they stand for in making Pittsburgh a great place. Glad you’re in the neighborhood! Pete A. Fuscaldo, Partner Sponsor Signature Very truly yours, Paul Hennigan, President 2 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Clean & Safe Marketing The core service of our Business Improvement District is to improve the cleanliness and safety of Downtown Pittsburgh. Our Clean Team ensures Downtown is a clean and attractive place to do business and call home while our Street Team specializes in homeless outreach and panhandling issues. Each year we strive to improve services through increased efficiencies, staying current with best practices, and adding special programs that help achieve our goals of a clean and safe Downtown. The PDP strives to improve Downtown patrons’ experiences through our informative website and mobile platform. Whether bringing over 800,000 visitors Downtown for the 51st Annual Duquesne Light Light Up Night® and the 2nd Annual Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade to kick off the holiday retail season, producing collateral pieces like the Ultimate Shop and Dine Guide or interacting with the media as the voice for Downtown stakeholders, we create the buzz and excitement about Downtown. Clean Team: • Labor Hours: 31,345 • Trash Removed: 1.1 million pounds • Graffiti Tags Removed: 4,677 • Equipment Hours: 1,981 • Miles of Sidewalks Power Washed: 26.3 • Trash Cans Renovated: 30 • New Cigarette Urns: 150 • Hospitality Assistance: 15,234 • Increased user activity across all marketing channels – Increased Get Into It weekly e-newsletter subscribers by 42% – Increased Facebook fans by over 200% – Increased Twitter followers by over 380% – Increasing web traffic (sessions) by 37% – Increased mobile web sessions by over 240% Street Team: • Panhandling Incidents Addressed: 509 • Homeless Outreach Contacts: 928 • Sweaters Collected: 849 • Requests for Police/Fire or EMS Assistance: 44 Volunteers: • Number of Participants: 192 • Hours Performed: 1442 • Projects: Mowing, Weeding, Leaf Pick Up, Graffiti Removal, Painting, Gardening D O W N TO W N P I T T S B U R G H 3 Economic Development Supporting a vibrant retail environment is critical to the continued success of Downtown Pittsburgh. One example of our work is Project Pop Up: Downtown. In partnership with Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, the Urban Redevelopment Authority and the Department of City Planning and the generous support of our funders, we activated storefronts around Downtown through the installation of interactive and engaging art and new retail ventures, activating vacant first-floor spaces and partnering to bring more people into Downtown throughout the year. We are also partnering with the Mayor’s Office on a retail task force to begin the development of an action plan with support and input from property owners, the brokerage community and Downtown retailers. In the fall, we partnered with NAIOP and CREW to conduct a commercial property tour for brokers, public officials and prospective businesses, to highlight some of the great commercial properties Downtown. PARIS TO PITTSBURGH Paris to Pittsburgh is a coordinated effort to enhance the streetscape in the Golden Triangle through pedestrian-oriented design with two matching grants that help owners to upgrade their properties. The Sidewalk Activation Grant was started in 2007 and has encouraged outdoor dining elements throughout Downtown. Building on the success of the Sidewalk Activation Grant, the PDP introduced the Façade Grant in 2011 to incent retail and service businesses interested in building façade improvements with up to $30,000 in grant funding for qualifying projects. These programs are changing the face of Downtown and encouraging the improvement of Downtown’s beautiful architecture and pedestrian environment. 4 • $2,284,800 invested since 2008 on (a total of 34 projects completed) • 9 projects completed in 2011 (leveraging $541,696 in private investment) 2011 ANNUAL REPORT MARKET SQUARE The PDP has been an active partner in the City’s efforts to reactivate Market Square, managing daily operations in our renovated “town square” and encouraging programming and positive uses for this great public space. 2011 saw the first full year of operations after the transformative renovation and Downtown workers are enjoying the park year round. PDP is encouraging the revitalized square by supporting the renewed Market Square Merchants Association’s efforts to program and market the venue to Downtown office workers and visitors throughout the year. We assisted many diverse organizations to plan 49 events in the Square for a total of 161 programs. This doubled the number of events for this park since 2008, the last full year prior to renovation. Clearly Market Square is a special place but we are now receiving regional and national acclaim as our Square was awarded three prestigious honors in 2011: the Merit Award from the International Downtown Association, Gold Level winner from 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania, and 7th in the “Top 100 Public Places Contest” by IdeaScale from among 184 competing public spaces across the nation. RESEARCH & ADVOCACY The PDP serves as the source of information for all activities occurring in Downtown Pittsburgh, whether we are meeting with a real estate developer to discuss the benefits of investing in Downtown or speaking with a new home buyer contemplating a move to Downtown Pittsburgh, we provide high quality data to assist throughout the process. In 2011, we produced, monitored and distributed Downtown-specific data including quarterly residential market reports and a Downtown Investment Map highlighting all the developments in the Golden Triangle. We also began establishing baseline data in order to track historical trends and created vitality indicators that will be measured to benchmark the successes we achieve and the challenges we will need to address as we continue our efforts to improve the vitality of Downtown. We also continued advocacy for State Historic Tax Credits by launching a website to communicate the benefits of the proposed program and conducting outreach to elected officials throughout the State to discuss the benefits of the SHTC program for Pittsburgh and cities throughout the Commonwealth. Transportation The PDP operates a Transportation Management Association, one of three in the Pittsburgh Region. We strive to improve access to Downtown for motorists, transit users, bicyclists, and pedestrians. As the transportation hub for the Southwestern Pennsylvania region, we welcome over 130,000 commuters daily. Transit has played a big role in our 2011 activities. We received funding to implement a program we called KeepPGHmoving designed to educate and inform the public about Pennsylvania’s transportation and funding crisis, which doesn’t just affect transit users but all people traveling in and out of Downtown. We helped the region plan for the future by completing a study on High-Frequency T service. This study considered the impact and cost of increasing the frequency of our subway service and enlarging the free fare zone to encompass the North and South shore stations. Frequent service and a free fare zone would ease parking pressure Downtown, better connect businesses and travelers on all sides of the rivers, increase ridership, and reduce Downtown congestion by rerouting buses to the North and South Shore stations, making the bus routes more efficient at the same time. The study quantified the exact costs needed to achieve all these benefits and the PDP is working to identify funding sources to implement Free, High-Frequency T Service. We partner with many organizations throughout the year for efforts like Bike Pittsburgh’s Car Free Fridays and the production of “Street Smarts” a series of educational materials for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. • Assisted 2,446 Downtown visitors with the PDP Parking Reservation Service • Produced and distributed the 2011 Downtown Made Easy Guide (88,300 physical copies and more than 15,800 digital downloads) D O W N TO W N P I T T S B U R G H 5 Funding The PDP has five main funding sources to support its initiatives. First, as the management entity for Downtown’s Business Improvement District (BID), the PDP receives funding from assessments paid by Downtown property owners and operates in agreement with the City of Pittsburgh to manage BID activities. Second, it receives dues from voluntary members who want to invest in the future of Downtown. Third, through the support of foundations for important project-specific activities. Fourth, government grants and, fifth, through earnings from advertising, fees and sponsorships. 2011 REVENUE 2011 EXPENSES 0.3 % 5.0 % ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BID INCOME EARNED INCOME 10.7 % 39.9 % 16.9 % FACADE GRANTS 13.9 % 8.1 % 31.7 % INTEREST INCOME 24.0 % 3.2 % 2011 ANNUAL REPORT MEMBERSHIP REVENUE MARKETING OPERATIONS PUBLIC/PRIVATE GRANTS SPONSORSHIP 6 The PDP is proud to have a robust program demonstrated by an increase in membership and sponsorship contributions, a unanimous City Council vote for the five-year renewal of the BID, and the support and interest of the diverse set of stakeholders who lent their ideas and perspectives to creating the new five-year strategic organizational plan. 22.8 % TRANSPORTATION 23.5 % ADMINISTRATION OUR VISION Downtown Pittsburgh is essential to the region - the metropolitan heartbeat where business, culture and entertainment intersect. OUR MISSION To advance initiatives that foster economic vitality and improve Downtown life - for a moment or for a lifetime. D O W N TO W N P I T T S B U R G H 7 2012 GOALS AND STRATEGIC APPROACH TO ACTION The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership has targeted five areas to enhance and support growth in our Downtown. Goal 1: Make Downtown Pittsburgh Safe, Clean, Efficient and Manageable Goal 2: Market Downtown Pittsburgh to Southwestern Pennsylvania and the World APPROACH APPROACH The core of our work as a business improvement district is to enhance the experience offered to users of Downtown. We are very proud of the results of our Clean and Safe program and will continue to partner with the City of Pittsburgh to ensure this success continues. As the voice of Downtown, PDP will focus Marketing efforts on highlighting Downtown as a place to do business, as a visitor destination and as the essential Downtown of the region. Leveraging our strong network of local partners, we will amplify these messages across all available channels of communication. In 2012 we will: • Expand our volunteer program to clean and green Downtown. In 2012 we will: • Work with the City and private property owners to improve infrastructure maintenance, including sidewalks, curbs, streetlights and trees. Our work in Transportation is an integral part of making Downtown more efficient and manageable, making it easier to get into and around Downtown Pittsburgh by enhancing mobility choices. This work will encompass all modes of transportation. The North Shore Connector will begin service in March 2012 and will be incorporated as a part of the solution for our commuter parking challenges. In 2012 we will: • Continue our advocacy and education efforts to support Public Transit, working to ensure our transportation system remains strong and supports the vibrancy of our Downtown. • Partner with the City and potential funders to develop an effective pedestrian “wayfinding” system for Downtown. 8 2011 ANNUAL REPORT • Serve as the primary organization collecting and maintaining research and data on Downtown amenities and competitive advantages. • Support the URA and Allegheny Conference in marketing Downtown to existing and new businesses. • Enhance our partnerships with Visit Pittsburgh and hotel concierges to ensure that visitors have timely and relevant information on Downtown attractions, businesses, restaurants and events. • Produce events like Light Up Night® that showcase Downtown, and expand our efforts to support organizations that wish to hold events Downtown. • Continue to promote Downtown as the City’s newest residential neighborhood, an excellent place to call home. • Forge stronger relationships with students, suburban residents, and people looking for an active nightlife, and work to create enhanced experiences for those visiting from even further distances. Goal 3: Foster Sustainable Economic and Physical Life within the Golden Triangle APPROACH As the only organization focused exclusively on the success of Downtown, we will engage the public and private sectors to determine additional ways to support businesses while working to attract new investments. In 2012 we will: • Continue advocacy for historic tax credits at the state level. • Lead a realistic and sustainable approach to retail recruitment. • Determine the feasibility of creating a Downtown playground. • Improve the physical environment of Downtown by advocating for improved design standards at the city level. • Work with property owners and the City to identify property parcels that might be converted into functional temporary or permanent open space. • Expand the Paris to Pittsburgh program to stimulate more private investments and further enliven and activate our streetscape. • Formulate ideas and develop short and long-term strategies to implement sustainability initiatives. • Advance programs that support economic vitality and improve urban life, boosting the nighttime economy with events that leverage the unique physical environment of Downtown. • Encourage the creation of block and district programs that create signature destinations. D O W N TO W N P I T T S B U R G H 9 Goal 4: Be a Resource for Visitors, Businesses, Developers and Residents Goal 5: Assure Long Term Organizational Capacity and Capability APPROACH APPROACH PDP will continue to serve as the information hub for all things Downtown by leveraging our work in Economic Development, Transportation, Clean and Safe, Marketing and Advocacy. A strong and flourishing Downtown needs a strong organization to support growth and development initiatives. In 2012 we will: • Collect, analyze and publish facts, figures and trends, tracking and maintaining the key data points that promote the success of Downtown. • Strive to become the top-of-mind resource of information for developers and businesses, whether directing them to relevant City departments or sponsoring local networking meetings for smaller Downtown businesses. • Continue to be the voice for the people, businesses, and organizations of Downtown Pittsburgh. Be proactive in understanding their concerns and using the PDP voice and reputation to raise awareness of relevant issues and drive their resolutions. In 2012 we will: • Structure a funding strategy that supports the key initiatives of our five year strategic plan. • Build stronger corporate and foundation relationships. • Expand our membership base and sponsorship opportunities. • Continue to attract and retain the best talent on our staff. • Strengthen our board to effectively fulfill the mission of the PDP in 2012 and beyond. Our work will ensure Downtown is essential to the region – the metropolitan heartbeat where business, culture and entertainment intersect. 10 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Sponsors 206, Inc. Renewal By Andersen BOMA Back to Nature Clearview Federal Credit Union Comcast Duquesne Light Eat ‘n Park Fifth Avenue Place First Commonwealth Bank First Niagara Bank Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Highwoods Properties Huntington Bank Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, LLC Level 3 Communications Northwest Savings Bank One Oxford Centre Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh Brewing Company Rivers Casino UPMC Winthrop Management Foundations Buhl Foundation Colcom Foundation The Heinz Endowments Laurel Foundation McCune Foundation Richard King Mellon Foundation The Pittsburgh Foundation Including: Sarah and Goldie Wolfe Fund Westwood Fund Alice Risk Wilson Fund The Lois Tack Thompson Fund Sara Jane Zacharias Fund RenaissanceLeader $10,000 and higher Downtown Visionary $5,000 - $9,999 ALCO Parking Corporation Art Institute of Pittsburgh BNY Mellon Dollar Bank Elements Contemporary Cuisine First Niagara Bank H. J. Heinz Company Huntington National Bank Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, LLC Level 3 Communications LG Realty Advisors, Inc. Northwest Savings Bank Pittsburgh Parking Authority Point Park University Downtown Champion $2,500 - $4,999 Beynon & Company Duquesne Light Company Duquesne University Forest City Management, Inc. Gateway Health Plan®, LP Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc. Reed Smith, LLP Rugby Realty Saks Fifth Avenue Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation The Pennsylvanian University of Pittsburgh Yellow Cab Company Downtown Patron $1,000 - $2,499 Allegheny County Bar Association Alpern, Rosenthal & Company Astorino Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Carnegie Mellon University CB Richard Ellis Central Blood Bank/ITxM Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Dozen Bake Shop Duquesne Club Eat’n Park Hospitality Group Inc. Fairmont Pittsburgh Federated Investors, Inc. First Lutheran Church First Presbyterian Church FSC Marketing Communications Gateway Clipper Fleet Gateway Eye Associates Gateway Financial Group, Inc. Grubb & Ellis Company Henderson Brothers, Inc. Hertz Gateway Center Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Houston Harbaugh, P.C. Janice Smith Jones Lang LaSalle Lincoln Property Company McCormick & Schmick’s Mechanical Operations Company Michael Baker Corporation Moe’s Southwest Grill Pennsylvania Culinary Institute Pepper Hamilton, LLP Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Pittsburgh Pirates Renewal, Inc. Sanford-Brown Institute Strategic Investment Fund The Capital Grille The Hillman Company Toshiba Business Solutions of Western Pennsylvania Trinity Episcopal Cathedral U.S. Film Crew Underwriters Brokerage Service Urban Pathways Charter School Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh William E. Hunt Willis of Pennsylvania, Inc. Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Zipcar Inc. D O W N TO W N P I T T S B U R G H 11 Downtown Advocate $500 - $999 Ad1 Partners, Inc. African American Chamber of Commerce Courtyard Marriott Pittsburgh Downtown Cowden Associates, Inc. DoubleTree Hotel Pittsburgh City Center Duane Morris LLP First Commonwealth Bank Gaitens, Tucceri & Nicholas, P.C. Goldstock Jewelers Harvest Financial Corporation HDR Engineering, Inc. Heartland Restaurant Group, LLC Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler Interpark, Incorporated ISS Pittsburgh JJ Pittsburgh (Jimmy John’s) K&L Gates LLP Larrimor`s Maher Duessel May Building/NDC Real Estate McCrory & McDowell, LLC Midtown Towers/NDC Real Estate Omni William Penn Hotel Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. Penn Ave Renaissance LP Perkins Eastman Architects, P.C. Pitt Ohio Express Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Pittsburgh Business Times Pittsburgh CLO Pittsburgh Public Theater Pittsburgh Symphony, Inc. Pittsburgh Technology Council Plan 4 Retirement, LLC Production Masters, Inc. Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel Robert Morris University Sonoma Grille 12 2011 ANNUAL REPORT The Carlton Restaurant The Elmhurst Company TJ&S, Inc. TREK Development Group Tripp Umbach Urban Design Associates Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Westin Convention Center Hotel Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc. YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh Zambelli Fireworks Klavon Design Associates Levy MG Nicholas M. Fazzini, Jr. D.D.S., F.A.G.D. Oliver Brothers Port of Pittsburgh Commission Richard Beynon Smithfield United Church of Christ Sushi Kim The Rubinoff Company The Vision Center Venture Outdoors Downtown Supporter $350 - $499 Downtown Neighbor $100 - $149 Carmassi Benefit Group Grant Street Associates, Inc. Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff & Goettel Regional Industrial Development Corp. Sisterson & Company, LLP Strada The Buncher Company Aaron Stauber Allen Newton Anthony Muto Brian Watkins Craig Stambaugh David Meyer Debra Dodds Debra Donley E. Gerry Dudley Eric Feder Eve Picker F. Brooks Robinson, Jr. George L. Pry George Whitmer Gerard T. Sansosti Grant Mason Herbert Burger Jack Klingler Jamie Campolongo John R. Roach Joseph G. Petak Joseph Lagana Kevin McMahon Kurt Lesker Margaret Bell Mark Broadhurst Downtown Partner $150 - $349 625 Stanwix Partners L.P. AAA East Central Alphagraphics Benedum Interests Bonnie and Art McSorely Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh David Gleason Eric K. Mann Franklin Electric, L.P. Franktuary Gateway Towers Condominium Association John Hughes & Associates Just Ducky Tours Kerestes-Martin Associates Matthew Wagle Michael Edwards Nancy Lynches Nathan A. Kostelnik Pamela Clouse Paul Hennigan Phyllis M. Armstrong Randy Waugaman Robert Pfaffman Romel Nicholas Ron Allison Tammy Nelson Thomas J. Harrington Thomas L.VanKirk Tom Grealish William R. Clarkson, Jr. Downtown Friend $50 - $99 Ceil Rockovich Leslie Cooley Linda Dickerson Ruth Delach Sol Ruben Thomas B. McChesney Downtown Vendors $100 Andrew Veneziale Cherico’s Classic Canoli & Snow Kone Downtown Dawg, LLC Eddie Benton, Jr. Edward Rabinovich Jake Lemkov James Selelyo Kenneth Heimbuch Red Hot Pittsburgh Officers Richard L. Beynon, Chairperson Beynon & Company Thomas J. Harrington,Vice Chair Winthrop Management, LLC William R. Clarkson, Jr., Treasurer Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. Mark Broadhurst, Secretary Eat ‘n Park Hospitality Group Inc. Larry Jackson, Acusis Janice M. Smith, Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. John R. Java, BNY Mellon Merrill Stabile, ALCO Parking Corporation Kevin Joyce, The Carlton R. Daniel Lavelle, City of Pittsburgh, City Council Grant Mason, Oxford Development Company Kathleen K. McKenzie, West Penn Allegheny Health System Barbara A. McMahon, Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel Herbert Burger* Speedwell Enterprises Kevin McMahon, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Jamie Campolongo Yellow Cab Company Clare Meehan, Alphagraphics David Case, Production Masters, Inc. Kevin C. Clarke, Grubb & Ellis Debra Donley, Hertz Gateway Center E. Gerry Dudley, C.B. Richard Ellis Pittsburgh Eric Feder, Downtown Resident David P. Gleason, First Lutheran Church Thomas B. Grealish, Henderson Brothers, Inc. Mariann Geyer, Point Park University Tom Michael, Larrimor`s Romel L. Nicholas, Sr., Gaitens, Tucceri & Nicholas David Onorato, Pittsburgh Parking Authority Joseph Petak, CB Richard Ellis John R. Roach, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC F. Brooks Robinson, Jr., Regional Industrial Development Corp. Michael Romano,** Highmark, Inc. Craig R. Stambaugh, UPMC Aaron Stauber, Rugby Realty Company, Inc. Kyra Straussman, Urban Redevelopment Authority Thomas L.VanKirk, * Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Jake Wheatley, Jr., State of Pennsylvania Jeremy Waldrup President and CEO Lucinda G. Beattie VP of Transportation Brooke M. Fornalczyk Manager, e-Marketing and Promotions Robyn L. Williams, CPA, CMA Director of Finance George Whitmer, PNC Bank Yarone S. Zober, City of Pittsburgh, Office of the Mayor *emeritus **retired Kathleen Zawrotniak Program and Events Manager Geof Comings Economic Development Manager Brian Kurtz Research Project Manager Lynda Fairbrother Administrative Assistant Paul J. Hochendoner Manager, PDP Clean and Street Team Programs D O W N TO W N P I T T S B U R G H 13 2011 A N N U A L R E P O RT The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Annual Report is sponsored by Supporting Sponsor: 925 Liberty Ave., 4th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 566-4190 www.DowntownPittsburgh.com