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About Us
 What
is the Allegheny Together Program?
Allegheny Together was launched in 2007 and is a
program designed to
assist traditional pedestrian-based business
districts throughout the county. Through ongoing
support from County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, the program stresses community organization and
data-driven planning as a way to direct public investment,
spur private investment and revitalize our communities.
The focused, five-year approach led by
Allegheny County
Economic Development aims to build the capacity of community
groups in these neighborhoods with the support of a
professional staff of architects, real estate experts,
community planners, community development specialists and
project managers.
Town Center Associates
and
Pittsburgh History and Landmarks
Foundation, primary consultants
to the program, both have a wealth of experience and
successful track records in commercial revitalization
activities.
A principle objective of Allegheny Together is to help
existing businesses in our county’s traditional, downtown
shopping districts. By helping existing enterprises succeed,
Allegheny Together hopes to attract new entrepreneurs to the
market thus increasing district vibrancy. Public
support will encourage private investment in areas that are
plagued by disinvestment. Similar programs at the national
and state level have succeeded in leveraging two dollars of
private funding for every public dollar spent.
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Why
Downtown-based Communities are Important to the region
Statistics show that the economic might of our region, our
Commonwealth, and our nation lies in the success of our small
businesses. Allegheny County alone contains 55,390 small businesses
with fewer than 100 employees, representing 99% of all businesses in
the county employing over 265,000 workers. Dense concentrations of
these businesses are found in the commercial districts of our older
communities (and, increasingly, in newer ones as developers seek to
replicate them). In Allegheny County, we are fortunate to have over
40 such districts that are home to everything from high tech
start-ups to small niche retail stores and restaurants.
We encourage you to visit the individual downtown webpages on our
website to learn more about
the wide array of services and resources provided to Allegheny
Together communities.
If you are interested in learning more about Allegheny Together, or
contacting a specific organization involved with the program, you
will find contact information on the “Contact
Us” page.
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