PDP's 2018 Annual Report

You may notice just the slightest silver metallic sheen to this report and that is entirely by design. Twenty-five years ago, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership was formed by business owners and community leaders who had a passion for Downtown. They loved this neighborhood and knew that it could become a dynamic destination for visitors, employers, workers, and developers alike. A place where people would want to live, where they would experience culture, art, sports and recreation, and appreciate amazing food and drink like nowhere else in Pittsburgh. A spot where a small business could grow and thrive, and where an innovative start-up could take root right next door to a Fortune 500 company.

To ensure this vision came to fruition, these leaders established the PDP. Initially, our services were small, but important. We worked to ensure that Downtown was clean and safe, and we still do today. Just as the city has evolved, so has the PDP. We produce more programming than ever before, ensuring Downtown is vibrant and exciting not just during the regular work hours but on nights and weekends. We advocate for excellent transit options with safe and accessible routes for all and have expanded our work to look at the neighborhood around us and consider how we can provide the best, most beautiful and interesting experiences for everyone coming to Downtown. We continue to shout from the rooftop, not to mention every social media platform available, all of the news about Downtown!

So, as we celebrate our Silver Anniversary, we decided not to spend too much time looking back. That’s not really our speed anyway. We want to be always shepherding our beautiful, resilient Downtown towards the next great thing, the next wonderful partner, the next transformative business, and the next incredible crowd-pleasing event.

THANK YOU TO EACH PARTNER, SUPPORTER, AND STAKEHOLDER. You’ve helped us grow and you motivate us to be constantly looking ahead and moving forward. 3

and support. Working with a strong network of homeless service providers and City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny CLEAN & SAFE County staff, as well as staff from the churches of the Downtown Ministerium, our Street Team members develop relationships with individuals experiencing homelessness and others in need. Our goal is to The men and women of our Clean Team are the most be a resource for any individual in Downtown who is visible aspect of the work of the PDP. Their dedication 883,040 experiencing a crisis or has unmet needs. Throughout to ensuring that Downtown remains clean and inviting LBS OF TRASH REMOVED the year, Street Team members connect with service is at the heart of our mission. Far beyond removing providers at monthly meetings to discuss delivery of trash and sweeping sidewalks, our Clean Team members LBS OF CIGARETTE the best support practices available. Throughout 2018, are an important part of the fabric of Downtown. They 1,694 BUTTS RECYCLED we continued our “Asking for Change” campaign which 3M cigarette butts recycled since 2016. have developed relationships with business owners, was created to encourage people to think about their provide trusted assistance to visitors, and support our interactions with those in need and to provide a secure extensive programming efforts with valuable behind- outlet for people to contribute financially to the the-scenes help. Among the best emails that we receive Downtown Ministerium’s outreach work. are those from people who are in Downtown daily, as IN 2019 WE WILL: well as out-of-town visitors who continually praise the SITES OF GRAFFITI REMOVED In 2018, we also developed, in collaboration with the good work of the Clean Team. 7,764 Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and Bureau of Police, Zone 2, • Continue to work with the Mayor’s Office, INSTANCES OF the new quarterly Downtown Pittsburgh Clean + Safe the Department of Human Services, the HOSPITALITY ASSISTANCE 6,594 Community Forum. This meeting is open to all Downtown Bureau of Police, and service providers, to find ways to support individuals who VOLUNTEERS WELCOMED stakeholders and provides a direct line of communication 3,142 between the businesses, residents, community organizations, chronically engage Emergency Medical Services, to determine how their needs I recently had a week-long visit to Pittsburgh for business VOLUNTEER HOURS and public safety and support services providers. COMPLETED might be better met purposes. I stayed in the Downtown area near the Strip. 11,640 We worked with community partners to examine • Work with Youth Places and the Downtown I, ALONG WITH MY COMPANIONS, ways that youth can be positively engaged in the life schools to engage students and determine WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE CLEANLINESS of Downtown. In May, we co-sponsored the Month how students could more effectively transition OF THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS. Without Violence Kick-off Campaign with more than from local high schools to workforce 100 teens signing an anti-violence pledge. We also I noticed Julius picking up litter from the sidewalks. We development/readiness programs and worked with the US Attorney’s Office on a series of had a nice chat about the efforts of the PDP to maintain determine what, if any, services are needed meetings with service providers from around the city the cleanliness of the city. He was very enthusiastic about to discuss ways in which we can ensure that youth his work as an ambassador for the city! Thank you for your • Support existing and advocate for additional are safe and respected in Downtown. We have been hard work in making Pittsburgh a destination, and a place homeless service providers to conduct pleased to see the Port Authority Police and Pittsburgh I would visit again, as well as recommend to others! outreach to at-risk communities and ensure Bureau of Police are continuing to work with Group that the PDP Clean and Safe Teams are — Christine B. Violence Intervention and Mad Dads to conduct aware of all resources available and are outreach to teens in Downtown. actively referring to those services

In 2018, we continued our partnership with Renewal Inc., For a bit of fun, and thanks to the PDP’s support of the • Conduct a customer satisfaction survey Support from the business community allowed the hiring men who are transitioning out of correctional Cultural District Substation and reintroduction of the of property and business owners on clean PDP to enhance our services in 2018. In the summer, facilities to receive workforce experience. This team power- City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police mounted police and safe services provided in the Business Duquesne Light gifted the Clean Team an electric John washed sidewalks on a nightly basis and larger teams of division, we were given the opportunity to name one Improvement District (BID) Deere Gator. This vehicle is extraordinarily helpful during Renewal program participants volunteered to clean-up of the newest members of the force. We held the busy event days and during our larger events, as it allows several Downtown alleyways throughout the year. #HorseWithNoName contest and received nearly 750 • Engage workforce development programs our team to move nimbly and provide services quickly. suggestions. The public voted for the ultimate winner as appropriate to increase the impact of BID Additionally, we are thrilled that it is an Electric Vehicle, Our Street Team works tirelessly to connect the most and we are happy to see Lord Stanley patrolling the investments in district services, much like our further affirming our commitment to sustainability. vulnerable people in Downtown to needed services streets of Downtown during busy events. current power washing program

for a fun happy hour of shopping and sampling. In We provided opportunities for more than 20 small November, we served as the Neighborhood Champion businesses to engage with new audiences. Our Market ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT for an enjoyable (albeit rainy) Small Business Saturday, Square Farmers Market Shop Downtown Spotlight where 30 businesses participated in a shopping passport Program hosted nine Downtown retailers who had the program that was distributed to hundreds of shoppers. opportunity to engage with more than 5,000 attendees And, in December, we teamed up with Yelp! Pittsburgh at the Market each week. We also continued to host Supporting the Downtown business ecosystem is Collaborating with our Marketing team, we engaged for Shop and Sip, an event that matched retailers with our monthly Shop Downtown segment on KDKA’s PTL a multifaceted and fascinating part of the work we the brokerage community and leaned on their expertise Downtown eateries and sweets and spirits purveyors in where a different retailer was invited each month to undertake. We conduct and gather research to help to develop tactics we can use for tenant attraction and celebration and recognition of local makers. These events highlight their retail offerings on the show. Retailers have stakeholders and stakeholders-to-be make informed retention. We are especially interested in a campaign brought hundreds of people to Downtown and introduced shared that both options have been a valuable tool to decisions. We create fun events that encourage focused on enticing tech and creative companies who an impressive array of options to new audiences. reach new audiences. shopping at Downtown retailers and we incentivize are looking to establish a presence or expand their property enhancements through grant programs. locations to consider our Downtown. Bringing together During the Holiday season, we assisted two local fashion Our Paris to Pittsburgh Sidewalk Activation and marketing, development, and the brokerage communities entrepreneurs (Vintage Valet and Magnolia on Main) Façade Restoration programs continue to be a valuable Our research continues to provide and analyze detailed has helped to develop a promotional campaign and in a highly successful retail pop-up, right outside of incentive for business and property owners seeking information about economic sectors in Downtown. In the a versatile brokerage toolkit that can speak to a wide Market Square. We also partnered with three creative to make investments in their exteriors. In 2018, seven first quarter of the year, we conducted a Downtown variety of audiences. The brokerage toolkit will be holiday pop-up bars to promote business on Mondays grants were approved, adding to the overall street-level Residential survey to better understand the individuals that updated regularly to support their efforts to promote and Tuesdays through a special passport contest. vibrancy of our Downtown neighborhood. call Downtown home, gauge their needs and preferences, Downtown and ensure it remains a premiere destination and convey that information to developers and retailers for businesses growing in our region. to encourage and support future investment. In 2018, we dove head first into the Downtown retail scene and opened PG&H, a retail showroom that focuses on design-forward, high quality, and locally produced homegoods. The project, in collaboration with Monmade and the Richard King Mellon Foundation, features beautiful, unique products from more than IN 2019 WE WILL: 58,000 40 local makers. Products available at PG&H include DOWNLOADS everything from tableware to custom wallpaper, couches • Support the launch of a Downtown business attraction OF STATE OF to cabinetry, vases to pendant lights, and a wide variety campaign and work with property owners and the DOWNTOWN of items in between. More than just a retail store, PG&H brokerage community to integrate their needs in a PITTSBURGH 8 STATE unique tool kit and to utilize data aggregation 1 OF REPORT is a space where makers can give demonstrations and 0 DOWNTOWN 2 PITTSBURGH where local producers can meet with customers looking in future efforts for a custom designed piece. This setting also provides • Grow the impact of PG&H in support of the regional a venue to host events showcasing vendors and makers maker community and the Downtown retail ecosystem while creating educational opportunities. Additionally, through more events, partnerships, integrated PG&H is home to the second outpost of Redhawk DOWNTOWN RETAILERS HIGHLIGHTED marketing, and promotion In May, we released our 8th edition of the State of Coffee, known for their locally roasted beans, latte art, 21 through Shop Downtown Pittsburgh Today Downtown Pittsburgh Report. Highly sought after and and crave-worthy cold brew. This effort not only supports Live segments and Farmers Market Spotlight • Support the redevelopment of the Roberts Building widely read, this report continues to serve as a barometer a more vibrant maker scene in the region, it is providing and the Skinny Building as the URA’s community LOCAL MAKERS of the overall economic health of Downtown. The research direct insight on the shoppers patronizing Downtown partner through the RFP process readily informs the real estate community with data which will influence our work for years to come. 40+ REPRESENTED IN PG&H and statistical needs in support of Downtown business • Continue to engage the City, URA, and Housing investment decisions. In the second half of 2018, we We had a blast this year planning events that place RETAILERS PARTICIPATED IN SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY Authority in discussions regarding the creation of launched a new quarterly e-newsletter, Downtown the spotlight on our vibrant retail scene and hosting 30+ a parklet in the Firstside community and begin Developments. This new communication tool allows us three specialty shopping events. In July, we had IN PARIS TO PITTSBURGH to engage Firstside residents and businesses in to more frequently share updated market data with Good Taste Thursday, where eight retailers were $145,000 GRANTS AWARDED programming opportunities and activations in interested parties. paired with local wineries, breweries, and distillers supporting 2 retailers and 5 restaurants this burgeoning area in the Golden Triangle 1. 7

In our efforts to beautify unique spots in Downtown, MOBILITY, STREETSCAPE, we deployed several new public art installations:

& PLACEMAKING 1. GARRISON CANAL Andrea Poli

When anyone, whether a visitor, resident, or worker We supported the City of Pittsburgh’s Department New Mexico-based environmental artist Andrea Poli walks in Downtown, our goal is to ensure them a pleasant of Mobility and Infrastructure by contracting with repurposed the lighting elements from Energy Flow, experience. We want to create streets and streetscapes Ford Smart Mobility to explore innovative solutions her very popular installation which graced the Rachel that are inviting, safe, and prioritize the needs of to transportation problems throughout the City of Carson Bridge as part of the City’s Bicentennial pedestrians. We want to transform spaces that might Pittsburgh via the City of Tomorrow Challenge. This celebrations. Located above Garrison Place, the art be described as uninspired through the creative use project awarded $100,000 to three unique pilot transforms the alleyway into an imaginary future world of light and art. And we commend our partners — projects that will be deployed in Pittsburgh in the of big data. Visitors to the Canal swim below a wave of the Port Authority, BikePGH, Healthy Ride, and near future. thousands of shimmering lights that animate Downtown. CommuteInfo, among many others, for their work to provide and promote excellent multi-modal travel For Envision Downtown, we completed a retrospective options. To accomplish this, we focused on three review which analyzed previous projects, interviewed 2. WHO GETS THE MOST FRUIT? key areas in 2018. stakeholders, and created a framework for the next three Julie Malis years of projects and advocacy efforts to support a mobility In the realm of strategy and planning, we continued network that will further the growth and development of efforts to advocate to PennDOT for increased passenger Downtown and the surrounding communities. 2. rail service to Western Pennsylvania and county planners, After two years of traffic and weather, it was time and by participating in the state-wide Transportation to refresh the street mural in Strawberry Way and we Advisory Commission that is developing the Intercity engaged Pittsburgh-based artist Julie Malis who Passenger Rail update. installed Who Gets the Most Fruit? This playful mural invites the public to interact with pathways, inspired We also joined the Keystone Transportation Funding by the classic childhood game “the floor is lava,” the Coalition to educate state legislature incumbents, artwork encourages playful interaction with the fruit candidates, and PennDOT leadership on the topic of 45,000+ shapes and meandering pathways. how important continued and increased transportation PARTICIPANTS funding is to our region. IN BIKEPGH’S OPENSTREETSPGH DOWNTOWN 3. OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD ROUTE Ball-Nogues Studio

We also welcomed Other Side of the World, a new work by internationally renowned Ball-Nogues Studio 3. from Los Angeles, California, as part of the Market Square Public Art program. This work was an abstract representation of Amsterdam Island, the most distant, nearly-opposite landmass from Pittsburgh and was a playful, vibrant, and physically accessible version of Amsterdam Island that invited participants into a warm, educational, and immersive experience. 8

MOBILITY, STREETSCAPE, & PLACEMAKING CONTINUED

In our work to advocate for streets and sidewalks that prioritize pedestrians, transit riders, and cyclists, we were pleased to continue to advance the multi-year and multi-community Pedestrian Wayfinding initiative as a lead partner on the Wayfinding Advisory Committee. In 2018, we continued to solicit community and stakeholder TOTAL BIKE TRIPS ALONG THE PENN feedback on the project and engaged the city’s Art 256,308 AVE BIKE LANE Commission through an iterative review process that lead to final approval for the designs of the kiosks from April to November and wayfinding system.

In our efforts to deploy or support interventions that ensure Downtown is welcoming, interesting, and accessible, we undertook several Public Realm Enhancements. A series of pilot projects were introduced TOTAL HEALTHY as part of Life on Liberty to provide pedestrian and 19 RIDE STATIONS transit amenities along the 900 block of Liberty Avenue. in Downtown These improvements included the addition of two increased from 9 temporary features – a bus only lane and a large-scale IN 2019 WE WILL: streetscape installation that incorporated lighting, • Provide leadership towards a clear vision and • Advocate for projects and policies for our streets planters, street graphics, and a sidewalk extension at a plan for the future of Downtown mobility by more and sidewalks that prioritize pedestrians, transit busy bus stop. We conducted a variety of surveys about effectively coordinating with core stakeholders riders, and cyclists, and improve the quality the project and continue to make adjustments based through several new committees: of Downtown environment and infrastructure, on feedback. including finalizing a sign location and construction 1. Mobility Advisory Committee plan for the Pedestrian Wayfinding Project We worked to improve biking infrastructure in Comprised of property owners, business Downtown, serving as liaison between stakeholders leaders, employers, and residents • Initiate a comprehensive Downtown Pittsburgh and the City during the installation of bike facilities Mobility Plan that identifies goals and guiding along Third Avenue during phase one of the Greater 2. Interagency Task Force principles as well as specific recommendations to Allegheny Passage (GAP) to the Point. We worked Including public sector partners from the City mitigate congestion, improve bus circulation, and with Healthy Ride and property owners to more than of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Parking Authority, enhance the pedestrian and cyclist experience double the number of stations located in the Golden Port Authority of Allegheny County, PennDOT, Triangle from 9 to 19. We also served on the Open and Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission • Support and commission temporary and Streets planning committee and were pleased to see permanent public art pieces in Downtown that 3. Downtown Working Group large numbers of people biking, skating, walking, and activate public space and curate a compelling Working with community representatives using our streets in healthy, fun ways on several experience for patrons of Downtown and advocacy groups Sunday mornings.

scene that was well attended by both locals and pickle beers from respected breweries Southern visitors to our City. In particular, we expanded the live Tier and Great Lakes, both of which sold out on the EVENTS music offerings into a25 week series of diverse musical Festival’s first day! We also collaborated with our performances as a component of our Downtown good friends at Wigle Whiskey who developed a Sound music initiative during which we presented Picklesburgh branded spirit, known as Eau de Pickle. more than 75 performers from across the musical This was not only a much sought after, sampled, and We continued to invest significant resources in spectrum. This was made possible by collaborations purchased product at the festival, it was also recently programming Market Square which, as we view it, is with well-respected, seriously rocking, community honored with a national Innovation Award from the the literal heartbeat of Downtown. By expanding partners including Boom Concepts, WYEP-FM, American Craft Spirits Association. 23% Thursday’s popular Farmers Market, we tripled the Deutschtown Music Festival, Manchester Craftsmen’s INCREASE IN spaces dedicated to rotating vendors and increased Guild, Mr. Smalls, Liveburgh, and Blues Society of Along with our collaborative partners, WYEP-FM MARKET SQUARE the diversity of products offered week-to-week. To PROGRAMMING Western PA. and the City of Pittsburgh, we completed the second 368 PROGRAMS no-one’s surprise, these changes were very well phase of the Pittsburgh Music Ecosystem Project, received by both patrons and vendors. We also Picklesburgh’s unique blend of quirky hometown a city-wide initiative with goals of identifying continued our expanded activations of KidsPlay, Yoga roots and culinary creativity continues to draw record- opportunities, barriers, and requirements to better in the Square, and Move it Mondays, as well as breaking crowds, generate massive social media nurture musicians, support venues, and protect the increasing the frequency of Fashion Markets and activity, and attract local, national, and even international needs of residents and communities. Following Dancing in the Square, our very popular foot-tapping, press coverage (including being highlighted as one a ten-month process of engaging stakeholders happy hour programming. of the most interesting global food festivals in UK’s representing all aspects of the music scene, the Once again in 2018, we focused on providing Waitrose Grocery Store’s upscale foodie magazine). For Sound Music Cities Report was released. The report experiences, events, and opportunities that enliven In our second season of weekly Saturday Night its fourth edition, we expanded the festival to three provides recommendations in five key areas: and highlight our beautiful Downtown and contribute Markets held in Market Square, we extended the season’s days, providing more time for more people to visit and Leadership Development, Career Development, to the vitality of the neighborhood shared by duration to run from mid-May through the end of experience pickle paradise. Among the most exciting Regulatory Reform, Industry Development, and everyone in the region. October. This continued to create a vibrant weekend new offerings made specifically for Picklesburgh were Audience Development. 12

EVENTS CONTINUED

IN 2019 WE WILL: The release generated robust conversation in the music The most notable addition to the Holiday Season was community and identifies several areas where we hope to an expansion of PDP’s long running Holiday KidsPlay provide support and assistance in growing the scene not program in collaboration with Fred Rogers Productions. • Build on the Move-It-Monday program to launch a new only in Downtown but assisting in overcoming barriers This high profile family programming was located weekly Health and Wellness Fair that face the region. inside two large tents with a playful façade located in the Heinz Hall Courtyard, attracting more than 6,000 • Seek to collaborate on new programming that welcomes visitors. Launched to celebrate the 50th Anniversary and highlights Pittsburgh’s immigrant communities and of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, programming was provides a platform to support issues important to themed around Pittsburgh’s first family of children’s new Pittsburghers television. We truly kept it in the neighborhood by partnering with Carnegie Science Center, Children’s • Actively solicit a broader range and diversity of 216 Museum of Pittsburgh, the Heinz History Center, merchandise from local farmers, makers, and artisans LIVE MUSIC and WQED-TV to provide free children’s activities. PERFORMANCES We extended the run of Holiday Kidsplay through • Expand efforts to utilize our events as a platform to PRESENTED BY PDP New Year’s Eve and even included it as part of the highlight diverse local music in partnership with a range programming for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s First of community music presenters Night celebration. • Develop the footprint of Picklesburgh to better accommodate the event’s growing popularity, cultivate its increasing value as a draw to bring both regional visitors and tourists into Downtown, and build local, Comcast Light Up Night® ushered in another glittering regional, and international visibility holiday season in Downtown. We again transformed Ft. Duquesne Blvd into a festive pedestrian promenade • Continue to develop programming for Kidsplay, including with food vendors and two main stages, anchored by building on the inaugural season of holiday partnership the Xfinity Experience, where visitors could check 400% INCREASE with Fred Rogers Company out innovative, interactive experiences. Highmark IN HOLIDAY presented a new, dazzling laser show as part of their KIDSPLAY • Execute ongoing tracking of musical performances tree lighting ceremony, and we welcomed Bank of VISITORS across Downtown to establish a baseline for measuring America as new sponsors of the Rockin’ Blues Stage. 6,000+ VISITORS growth and to help promote Downtown as a key, and Many thanks to the more than 30 sponsors that make this supportive, neighborhood for the local music scene event such a magical experience for our community.

• Endeavor to establish a grant program to support The Peoples Gas Holiday Market™ transformed Market infrastructure investments for regular musical programming Square for another spectacular season. In keeping with what seems to be a 2018 theme, we extended the • Lend our support to and actively participate in measures hours of the market on weekends. Peoples Gas also led by the City of Pittsburgh to reform the music provided an exciting new amenity, a solar powered PEOPLE regulatory environment as an extension of the Music fuel charging cell where visitors could make sure 1,000,000+ ENGAGED Ecosystem Initiative their phones were at full capacity. Once again, Santa’s in PDP programming House raised nearly $60,000 to support the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, helping our neighbors in need throughout the year. THANK YOU TO EACH PARTNER, SUPPORTER AND STAKEHOLDER. YOU’VE HELPED US GROW

MARKETING My company implements large-scale events for a wide variety of Downtown 23% INCREASE businesses and organizations. IN BIWEEKLY During the second half of the year, we worked with E-NEWLETTER UTILIZING THE PDP’S MARKETING SUBSCRIBERS Gatesman to dig into the issues that are driving tech 18,419 TOTAL to other locales and with the brokerage community ASSETS HAS HELPED US TO to understand subtleties of the market and the ELEVATE THE VISIBILITY OF OUR opportunities that exist for new companies to call EVENTS AND ULTIMATELY DRIVE Downtown home. We all worked together to develop TICKET SALES AND ATTENDANCE. and refine a message and tools that we believe in 2019 will show off our unparalleled assets. We continually appreciate their willingness to show support through fun contests and the sharing of our content. STAKEHOLDERS 159,387 ENGAGED WEEKLY SOCIAL MEDIA @DOWNTOWNPITT — Ronda Zegarelli, Owner Acrobatique Creative via social media. Throughout 2018, we told the story of the work of the PDP and the evolution of Downtown. We took advantage of the vast reach of our digital platform to create opportunities for stakeholders to have a voice in issues that concern our neighborhood. We promoted the openings of new Downtown businesses. We undertook surveys to learn more about what our stakeholders 11% expect in everything from bike lanes to public transit. INCREASE IN We live streamed Pickle Juice Drinking Contests, the FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS holiday market, and more. We shared our gorgeous, 20,854 TOTAL vibrant neighborhood through the lens of photos and hashtags on Instagram. Our digital presence allows us IN 2019 WE WILL: to actively engage our stakeholders in a timely fashion. Sometimes serious, sometimes silly, but always relevant • Launch a multi-faceted campaign designed to promote to our shared Downtown. the Central Business District to new businesses; it will 4% include print, digital, and outdoor branding strategies INCREASE IN We also began to look at how Downtown is perceived by TWITTER in support of the Downtown Office Market those on the inside and out. We convened a Strategic FOLLOWERS Communications Committee comprised of marketing 95,599 TOTAL • Develop a formal marketing and communications and communications professionals from major Downtown committee to provide insight and feedback on our overall corporations, government, and economic development marketing and communications strategies entities. It quickly became clear to this committee that our greatest impact could be had by examining • Update all e-newsletters with new templates to improve and developing a plan to attract new businesses into 8% readability and engagement, with the intention of increasing Downtown, and in particular one sector that has been INCREASE IN overall readership reluctant to locate in Downtown: tech. Gatesman Creative INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS • Refine our social media strategy to more effectively tell Agency was represented on the committee and was 24,515 TOTAL uniquely situated to develop this new campaign, as the PDP’s and Downtown’s stories and create platforms to they moved to Downtown in the Spring of 2018. create and share our own content

17 MEMBERSHIP MEMBER LIST RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN CHAMPION DOWNTOWN PATRON LEADER CONTINUED CONTINUED

perspective on small scale manufacturing in our region, our annual tailgate and Pirates game, and a special Acusis, LLC Pittsburgh Transportation Group Pittsburgh Hispanic Development The assistance provided by the PPD has been instrumental evening reception under Garrison Canal, one of the ALCO Parking Corporation PPG Corp. in our redevelopment efforts of the Union Trust Building. PDP’s most beautiful new public art installations. Comcast Rugby Realty Company, Inc. Pittsburgh History & Landmarks This has allowed us to recruit new tenants and several Highmark University of Pittsburgh Foundation new restaurants to this historic Downtown landmark. We focused on keeping members informed through Huntington National Bank Winthrop Management Pittsburgh Irish Festival Membership Matters, our monthly member e-newsletter. Now Peoples Natural Gas Pittsburgh Magazine THEIR RESEARCH, DATA COLLECTION, & in its second year of distribution, the publication provided Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Renewal, Inc. EXPERTISE HELP US TO MAKE A COMPELLING DOWNTOWN PATRON timely content about issues impacting Downtown and Point Park University Rivers Club CASE FOR INVESTING IN DOWNTOWN. shared special member-to-member discounts and offers. UPMC Stantec Consulting — Christopher Lasky, Vice President of Development AlphaGraphics Strada The Davis Companies American Cancer Society Strategic Investment Fund DOWNTOWN VISIONARY Aspirant Toshiba Business/Organization BRUNNER Solutions of Western Pennsylvania Underwriters Brokerage Service MEMBER EVENTS BNY Mellon Burns Scalo Brokerage, LLC 9 Union Standard The Davis Companies Carnegie Mellon University Urban Redevelopment Authority In 2018, we continued to improve and increase the ways Dollar Bank Chesley Brown International of Pittsburgh in which we interact with our members while providing NEW Gatesman Creative Agency City Works Eatery & Pour House 16 MEMBERS Whirl Publishing more opportunities for members to connect with one Guardian Storage Solutions Eat’n Park Hospitality Group Inc. WordWrite another. We hosted more member events than ever before. Emmanuel Fine Art Photography Janney Montgomery Scott W TAE-TV These included a happy hour where several local makers MEMBER KeyBank Equiventure Capital, LLC E-NEWSLETTERS were invited to share their goods and their unique 8 Northwest Bank EVEN Hotel Pittsburgh Fairmont Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Parking Authority DOWNTOWN ADVOCATE Federated Investors, Inc. Shorenstein Realty Services Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse Forest City Management AAA East Central DOWNTOWN CHAMPION Frank B. Fuhrer Wholesale Company Allegheny County Airport Authority Gateway Clipper Fleet Allegheny County Bar Association Grant Street Associates, Inc. Auberle Allied Universal Henderson Brothers, Inc. Beynon & Co. IN 2019 WE WILL: Art Institute of Pittsburgh Hertz Gateway Center Blush Gentlemen’s Club • Create and implement a new membership program Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Hotel Monaco - Pittsburgh Boutique la Passerelle designed specifically for restaurants with a goal of recruiting CBRE, Inc. Industrious Pittsburgh The Carlton Restaurant more restaurants as members Cohen & Grigsby InterContinental Hotels Group Carrie S. Holstead Real Estate Duquesne Light Company Interpark LLC Consultants, Inc. • Develop new member benefits, with a specific focus on Duquesne University JLL The Challenge Program, Inc. encouraging member to member benefits and connections First Commonwealth Bank Lincoln Property Company Courtyard Pittsburgh Downtown Highwoods Properties, Inc. Mascaro Construction Cowden Associates, Inc. • Increase membership engagement through events and more Millcraft Michael Baker International David L. Lawrence Convention Center timely communication Oxford Development Company Moe’s Southwest Grill DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites • Increase recruitment efforts of specific stakeholder Pittsburgh City Paper Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick Pittsburgh Downtown segments including hotels, legal and accounting firms, and Pittsburgh Penguins & Raspanti, LLP Drury Plaza Hotel Pittsburgh large property owners and management companies Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Business Times Downtown 18 19 MEMBER LIST CONTINUED FUNDING AND GRANT SUPPORT

DOWNTOWN ADVOCATE DOWNTOWN ADVOCATE DOWNTOWN INCOME EXPENSE CONTINUED CONTINUED NEIGHBOR 49% BID Funds 39% Marketing Elmhurst Group PMI Jessica Albert 24% C&S 19% Sponsorships First Lutheran Church Q Development Phyllis Armstrong 20% Economic 19% Earned Income Development First Presbyterian Church Robert Morris University James Blue II 5% Foundations & Grants Frank Bryan, Inc. Segway Pittsburgh Mark Broadhurst 4% PennDot 9% Admin Membership 8% Transportation Gateway Towers Condominium Sisterson & Co., LLP Jane Burger 4% Association TJ&S, Inc. Jamie Campolongo GNC TREK Development Group William Caye II SPONSORS Mobilelink GRANT, CORPORATE, Grant Street Associates The Webb Law Firm Debra Donley Moe’s Southwest Grill AND IN-KIND SUPPORT The Great Escape Room Western Pennsylvania Melissa Dougherty ALCO Parking Corporation Mr. Water Heater Pittsburgh Conservancy E. Gerry Dudley Allegheny County Airport Authority New York Life Insurance Company Green Building Alliance Worgul, Sarna & Ness, LLC Lynne Figgins American Window Industries, Inc. NRG Inc The Benter Foundation GTN Law Wyndham Hotel Pittsburgh Grand Andrea Geraghty Bank of America Ole Smoky Distillery, LLC BNY Mellon Foundation of Hanna Langholz Wilson Ellis YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Mariann Geyer BNY Mellon Passavant Memorial Homes Southwestern Pennsylvania HDR, Inc. YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh Katherine Gionta BOB-FM Peoples Natural Gas, LLC Colcom Foundation Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Zambelli Fireworks Thomas Grealish BOMA Pittsburgh Piatt Sotheby’s Realty DQE Communications Herbein + Company, Inc. Thomas Hall II Clearview Federal Credit Union Pittsburgh Chiropractic Associates DraxxHall Management Corporation HFF L.P. Thomas Harrington Coast to Coast Companies, LLC Pittsburgh City Paper Duquesne Light Company Houston Harbaugh, P.C. DOWNTOWN Jack Klingler Comcast Pittsburgh Cultural Trust EQT Children’s Theater Festival, Howl at the Moon Pittsburgh SUPPORTER Michael Komenda Comcast Business PITT OHIO a project of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Hyperfluid Solutions Corp. Alexandra Kozak Cresco Yeltrah Pittsburgh Post-Gazette EQT Foundation Intertech Point Park University African American Chamber Joseph Lagana Cricket Wireless The Fine Foundation Larrimor’s Port Authority of Allegheny County Nancy Lynches The CW Flyspace Productions Luxe Home & Design of Commerce of Western Q 92-9 Grant Mason Fifth Avenue Place Forbes Funds M&J Wilkow Ltd. Pennsylvania Q Development, LLC Ford Business Machines The Herb Burger Memorial Fund of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Inc. Brock Masters Renewal by Andersen Maher Duessel Frank B. Fuhrer Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership The Buncher Company Michael McGrath RJW Media McCaffery Interests, Inc. Giant Eagle, Inc. Highmark J. Kevin and Senator John Heinz History Center Midtown Towers/NDC Real Estate GEICO Mike & Tony’s Gyros Kristin McMahon SGWS of PA The Milk Shake Factory Green Mountain Energy, Inc. Millcraft Investments DOWNTOWN Art and Bonn McSorley Shorenstein Realty Services, LP Novel Coworking Gutter Helmet Systems, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts PARTNER David and Helen Meyer Sports Strategies, Inc. Oliver Brothers Hello Fresh Office of Public Art Gabriel Pacheco Sucker Punch Gourmet Omni William Penn Hotel PennDOT Highmark Swisher Sweet Cigars Original Oyster House Benedum Interests Eve Picker Highwoods Properties Total Sports Entertainment Pfizer Foundation Perkins Eastman Architects Richard Beynon Mary Ellen Purtell Huntington National Bank Topgolf USA Pittsburgh, LLC The Pittsburgh Foundation PGH Networks Carmassi Benefit Group Ceil Rockovich Jenkins Empire Associates UPMC Pittsburgh Parking Authority Pitt Ohio Express Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh C. David Sellers III KDKA-TV UPMC Health Plan PPG Paints Pittsburgh CLO Millicent Smith John Hughes & Associates Keystone Basement Systems Whirl Magazine Richard King Mellon Foundation Pittsburgh Divorce & Family Aaron Stauber Optometrists Kitchen Saver Renewal Systems LLC Wigle Distillery Rugby Realty Law, LLC Just Ducky Tours Pittsburgh Matthew Sterne The Kraft Heinz Company Winthrop Management Sargent Electric Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Clare Meehan Chris and Linda Temple La Roche College Xfinity Sustainable Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Technology Council The Rubinoff Company John Walsh Legacy Remodeling Inc. Zambelli Fireworks University of New Mexico, Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Smithfield United Church of Christ George Whitmer Liberty Travel Zing Basket Mesa Del Sol Endowment Project (PUMP) Craig Stambaugh Ashlee Yingling McCaffrey Interests Zombie Den Urban Redevelopment Authority 20

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