Useful Pittsburgh Links
Below is just a smattering of some web sites that you may find useful as you investigate the region.
Visit Pittsburgh is a complete guide to arts and cultural destinations, events and organizations, and also includes information regarding shopping, dining, hotel accomodations and getaway packages. This is the official site of the Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Beureau.
Student Guide to Pittsburgh is a comprehensive city guide of Pittsburgh geared toward college students. It contains links or contact information for many useful organizations.
Port Authority provides online information on buses, rapid transit (called the T) and the inclines. Since these services are FREE to Carnegie Mellon students, you might as well learn where they go!
Arts Pittsburgh is a site with links to most of the major arts organizations in Pittsburgh and also includes links to most of the major sources of event listings.
Pittsburgh.com is a great guide to Pittsburgh news, sports, weather, entertainment, economy, real estate, etc.
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership is a useful guide to shopping, dining and entertainment in downtown Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh.Net is a site that gives a nice idea of what the neighborhoods of the greater Pittsburgh area are like.
Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP) is an organization for young and young-thinking people dedicated to making the Pittsburgh region a more dynamic and engaging place to live.
Global Pittsburgh, a regional collaborative initiative to introduce you to the international character of the Pittsburgh region. This region is home and host to tens of thousands of new Americans and others born in other lands who have come here to work, to play, to study, and to invest. We are home to over 300 international firms from 26 different countries. We are home to over 40 distinct international communities. New residents to the region and those considering coming here are invited to explore the many opportunities that living in Pittsburgh offers to help you feel more at home.