What's Next for Downtown After the Draft?

What's Next for Downtown After the Draft?

From City Cast Pittsburgh by City Cast

April 27, 2026 · 12 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the future of Downtown Pittsburgh after the NFL Draft, featuring an interview with Jeremy Waldrup about upcoming developments.

Local leaders hustled to fix sidewalks, fill storefronts, and revamp public spaces ahead of the NFL Draft. But what's in store for the Golden Triangle now that the party's over? How much will Pittsburghers continue to benefit from the big push to make everything pretty before company came to town? Host Megan met up with Jeremy Waldrup, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, to talk about what's next for the neighborhood — including a roller skating rink in Market Square! — and why he'd like to regularly host the draft rather than court a Super Bowl. Learn more about the sponsors of this Monday, April 27th episode: City Theatre Pittsburgh Opera PGH Cultural Trust Window Nation Become a member of City Cast Pittsburgh at membership.citycast.fm. Want more Pittsburgh news? Sign up for our daily morning newsletter. We’re on Instagram @CityCastPgh. Text or leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here.

People in this episode

Host: Megan

Guest: Jeremy Waldrup

Topics covered

  • Downtown development
  • NFL Draft
  • Public spaces
  • Community benefits
  • Local leadership

Keywords

  • Pittsburgh
  • Downtown
  • NFL Draft
  • public spaces
  • roller skating rink
  • community
  • development

Sponsors

City Theatre, Pittsburgh Opera, PGH Cultural Trust, Window Nation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

Places: Golden Triangle, Market Square

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