ISSUE-BASED SUPPORT

Scenic Pittsburgh takes an active role in championing solutions to scenic issues. Through programs and projects, Scenic Pittsburgh offers innovative and creative strategies to address southwestern Pennsylvania's most difficult scenic issues.

Scenic Pittsburgh subscribes to two main philosophies when developing solutions to scenic issues:

1. Legislation before litigation: Scenic Pittsburgh encourages community leaders to be proactive in combating scenic issues.
   
2. Beauty is good for business: Ultimately visual blight negatively impacts the economic vitality of a community. Help Pittsburgh prosper by addressing scenic deficiencies.

Scenic Pittsburgh provides the following services to individuals, businesses, and municipalities throughout the region:

1. 1. Direct consultation with civic leaders and public officials regarding scenic policy

• 2. Education regarding the benefits scenic conservation to community groups, civic leaders, and policy makers
• 3. Community organizing around scenic conservation issues
• 4. Model legislation for:
  • Signage control
  • Tree cutting
  • Scenic byways
  • Scenic easements and view protection
  • Telecommunications towers and utility wires
  • Light and sound pollution

If you, or your community, needs support regarding a scenic asset or deficiency, please contact Scenic Pittsburgh’s Assistant Director, David Demko, by email at ddemko@scenicpittsburgh.org or by phone at 412-478-1621.

*Header Photo Credit- Jason Pratt, "Pittsburgh skyline at sunset" June 14, 2005 via Flikr, Creative Commons Attribution.