Our people

The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation for supporting the 6% Place and cityLIVE!

The Ben and Jerry’s Foundation for supporting cityLIVE!

The Benter Foundation for supporting the 6% Place

The Buhl Foundation for supporting cityLIVE!

Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Architecture for collaborating on pop Pittsburgh up.

Desisto Jones Schneeberger & Associates for pro-bono accounting.

EDGE Studio for providing drawing supplies for the pop Pittsburgh up charrette.

The Fine Foundation for supporting cityLIVE!

The Grable Foundation for supporting cityLIVE!

The Heinz Endowments for supporting cityLIVE!

The Heinz Family Foundation for supporting cityLIVE!

The Hillman Foundation for supporting cityLIVE!

The New Hazlett Theater for supporting cityLIVE!

no wall productions for sponsoring start-up costs.

On Motion Media for filming cityLIVE in 4th season

we do property management for ongoing support.

our experiments

6% Place

6% is the number, the tipping point. If a neighborhood can get that many creative workers, it becomes an attraction in its own right.

6% Place book

cityLAB's 6% Place book, available for purchase or download, examines how people, and not just physical investment, can drive economic development.

The 6% Place Tracking Tools are easy-to-update maps that will track and visualize development in the 6% Place. These maps will help Garfield and Penn Avenue track changes in their neighborhood over time.

Dearborn Street Market

The Dearborn Street Market will stimulate the local economy, bring outside capital to Garfield, and make Garfield more visible to the world.

Garfield Strong

Garfield Strong merges two ideas proposed by our 6% Place experiment into one. Bikes and exercise parks will cohabit to form a linear park for neighborhood residents and incomers alike.

Garfield Hilltop Park

On Garfield's steep hilltop, a park and a unique panorama will provide an interesting view of the city – and let neighborhood residents and incomers see Garfield from a new perspective.

cityLIVE!

cityLIVE! is a provocative urban forum for educational, entertaining, and surprising evenings of discussion and networking.

pop Pittsburgh up

We will create a series of temporary Pop-Ups in other cities to inventively highlight and share Pittsburgh’s secrets and best assets with new populations.