Department of Public Safety

Demonstration Permits

The City of Pittsburgh is committed to accommodating as many demonstrations as is logistically possible while ensuring a safe and enjoyable event for residents and visitors.

The City has identified two Public Access Areas which are within sight and sound of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The areas are located at the Buncher parking lot in the Strip District and at designated areas of the North Shore river walk trail.

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Allegheny Landing Park is situated between the Roberto Clemente (6th St.) and Andy Warhol (7th St.) Bridges. The Park can be accessed via a path in the northwest corner of the Park from Federal Street (1) and from the Riverwalk in the southeast corner of the Park (2).

The Buncher lot will be available around-the-clock beginning at 6 a.m., Wed., Sept. 23 to 11:59 p.m., Sat., Sept. 26. The identified river walk areas will be available from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. only on Sept. 23-Sept. 26.

The areas will be set up by the City and security will be provided to ensure that all members of the public can safely witness the international event. There will be no port-a-john facilities provided.

For additional information on any of the permits listed below, please contact the host organization or the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Special Events Committee at 412-323-7826.

Permitted Demonstrations

Organization Name	Date	Time	Rally Location	March Route	Event Type
Exhibit on Destroyed Villages of Darfur	9/22/09 through 9/25/09	Continuously displayed	Displayed on Flagstaff Hill, Schenley Park	n/a	Exhibit
Bail Out the People Movement	9/19/09 through 9/25/09	6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.	Allegheny Commons East Park	n/a	Rally
Workforce Development Global Alliance	23-Sep	10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.	Grandview Avenue Overlook and march on Mt. Washington sidewalks	Mt. Washington sidewalks	Rally/March
G-20 Fight AIDS Funeral Procession/ Health Gap	9/22/2009	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Downtown sidewalks (Liberty and Grant)	Make a right onto Fort Duquesne Blvd, make a right onto Liberty, and make a right onto Grant	Rally/March
Action Factory Organization (avaaz.org)	9/25/2009	9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.	Assemble at Kennard Field (12:00 p.m.)	March down Kirkpatrick to Fifth Avenue (1:00 p.m.)	Rally/March
Tibetan Association of Philadelphia	9/25/2009	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Assemble at Forbes Avenue	March down Forbes Avenue to Wightman; Turn onto Phillips, followed by Murray; Head onto Wilkins, Shady, Fifth, Negley, and Walnut; Turn onto Aiken, Liberty, cross the Bloomfield Bridge; Left onto Bigelow, continue onto North Craig, and head back onto Fifth. (March to be conducted on sidewalks)	March
Association of Philadelphia Tibetan Community	9/24/2009	8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.	Assemble in Oakland (Fifth Avenue and Craft Avenue)	Fifth Avenue to the City-County Building, continue to Smithfield Street; Smithfield Street to Seventh and Liberty	March
Pittsburgh Outdoor Artists and Community Indian Summer	9/18/09 through 9/25/09	6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.	South Side Riverfront Park	n/a	Rally
Three Rivers Climate Convergence	9/20/09 through 9/25/09	6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.	Schenley Park	n/a	Rally
Thomas Merton Center	9/25/2009	12:00 p.m.	Assemble in Oakland (Fifth Avenue and Craft Avenue)	Down Fifth Avenue; Rally at City-County Building; Down Fifth Avenue, right onto Wood Street, left onto Liberty Avenue; Right onto Seventh, continue across bridge. Continue onto Sandusky, which becomes East Commons. Right onto East Ohio, and into East park.	March
Chinese Association for Science and Technology	9/25/2009	9 a.m.	Flagstaff Hill, sidewalks along Schenley Drive and the Panther hollow Bridge		March

Mayor thanks the City for a successful G-20 Summit