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A sign indicating the closure of Panther Hollow.

Panther Hollow Bridge closes as City continues efforts to maintain bridge safety

By Linda Li, Staff Writer • November 12, 2024
The Panther Hollow Bridge in Oakland closed for maintenance on Oct 19. The closure, followed by inspection, is one of the many steps the City of Pittsburgh is taking to maintain the safety of bridges ever since the tragic event of Fern Hollow Bridge collapse in 2022. 
A Pittsburgh staircase descending into a neighborhood.

New book ‘City Steps of Pittsburgh’ chronicles a hilly city’s hidden staircases

By Patrick Swain, Senior Staff Writer • September 8, 2024

Scattered around Pittsburgh, countless steps stretch across the city’s slopes. Hundreds of staircases snake up and down the hills and ravines — many weathered and eroded, hidden amongst the trees,...

VIDEO: Joe Biden touts infrastructure at Pittsburgh visit

October 21, 2022
Biden visited the Fern Hollow Bridge on Thursday, where he touted the strength of infrastructure and unions.
The Panther Report | Pittsburgh Bridges

The Panther Report | Pittsburgh Bridges

By Jon Moss and Neena Hagen • February 20, 2022
In collaboration with WPTS, The Pitt News presents The Panther Report podcast. In this episode, Jon Moss and Neena Hagen discuss the Charles Anderson and Fern Hollow bridges with WPTS news director Sam Bliss.
The underside of the Charles Anderson Bridge.

‘Concerning’: Anderson Bridge in Oakland plagued by ‘poor’ ratings for nearly a decade

By Neena Hagen and Jon Moss • February 1, 2022
Soaring high above Junction Hollow, the Charles Anderson Bridge ferries more than 20,000 vehicles between Oakland and Schenley Park every day.
President Joe Biden speaks on Friday at Carnegie Mellon University’s Mill 19 to tout his administration’s investment in infrastructure.

Editorial | Pittsburgh needs better infrastructure now

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 30, 2022
As factors like age and exposure to climate change affect structures season after season, Pittsburgh’s C- infrastructure grade isn’t on track to get better. The basis for our travel must take precedence or else we’re just waiting for the next thing to crumble or sink.
President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh on Friday to tout his administration’s investment in infrastructure

‘Make it in America’: Biden discusses infrastructure after Frick Park bridge collapse

By Punya Bhasin, Assistant News Editor • January 29, 2022
President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh on Friday to tout his administration’s investment in infrastructure as well as the City’s work in advanced manufacturing and robotics. His visit came in the wake of a Friday morning bridge collapse in Frick Park.
Photos: President Biden discusses infrastructure following Frick Park bridge collapse

Photos: President Biden discusses infrastructure following Frick Park bridge collapse

By Jon Moss, Pamela Smith, and Clare Sheedy • January 28, 2022
President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh on Friday to tout his administration's investment in infrastructure as well as the City's work in advanced manufacturing and robotics. His visit comes in the wake of a Friday morning bridge collapse in Frick Park. 
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden step off of Air Force One in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in September for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Biden to visit Pittsburgh on Friday, talk infrastructure

By Martha Layne, News Editor • January 24, 2022
President Joe Biden plans to visit Pittsburgh on Friday to discuss his infrastructure agenda, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
President Joe Biden speaks in Pittsburgh on March 31, 2021.

‘Once in a generation investment’: Biden proposes new infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh

By Millicent Watt, Senior Staff Writer • April 1, 2021
President Joe Biden laid out his $2 trillion American Jobs Plan in Collier on Wednesday afternoon. He said this plan will help rebuild infrastructure and provide job opportunities, in hopes of stimulating America’s economy and decreasing federal debt.
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