City Design editor

The Highline on the South Side wins awards, adds brewpubs

The Highline consists of 486,683 square feet of office and retail space, an unusual and distinctive, multi-level elevated park, and a growing roster of new tenants, from tech firms to brewpubs.

28 Jul 2021

Pittsburgh’s expertise in self-driving tech attracts Waymo

“Pittsburgh is one of the main hubs for autonomous driving technology development in the U.S."

26 Jul 2021

World War II codebreaker speaks out in CMU history podcast

“The intentions of storing these are so that researchers, biographers, documentary makers, people writing their theses can access these histories and draw on them for their own research."

22 Jul 2021

The Government Center record store makes tracks to bigger location on the North Side

“As people were staying at home, we sold a ton of record players. At one point, you couldn’t keep them in stock."

22 Jul 2021

Robotics Project traces the roots of today’s robots to CMU

The project will start out digital, but the collection includes physical objects and actual robots for an eventual physical space.

21 Jul 2021

Argo AI teams up with Lyft to offer driverless ride-hailing service

“This collaboration marks the first time all the pieces of the autonomous vehicle puzzle have come together this way."

20 Jul 2021

‘An Alternative History of Pittsburgh’ uncovers city’s secret history

It’s deftly told in brief essays in chronological order that gradually reveal a place at the literal and figurative crossroads of the vast interior of America.

19 Jul 2021

Pittsburgh International Airport now creates all of its own energy with first-of-its-kind microgrid

Not only does the microgrid make the airport immune to problems with the greater power grid, it will create a savings on electricity for the airport and its tenants.

15 Jul 2021

Former pipe mill in Etna is being transformed into 51 Bridge St., a massive modern tech/flex space

51 Bridge Street is intended for the kinds of new-economy industries that have been growing quickly in Pittsburgh.

15 Jul 2021

Pittsburgh has the most diverse tech market in North America, says report

Pittsburgh has the highest percentage of women who have completed tech degrees, accounting for 30.9% of degrees awarded in the market.

15 Jul 2021

Author Michael Machosky