J.D. Fogarty

J.D. Fogarty, director of development for the Port of Pittsburgh Commission, dates the turnaround in the recreational use of the region's rivers to changes that began occurring in the 1980s.
==Quote==
:Now, says Mr. Fogarty, who lives on Washington's Landing at Herr's Island, it's common to see people of all ages out in the rivers most any time -- save winter. "It's the most fantastic thing you've ever seen -- at 5:30 in the morning, high school kids are out there rowing" on the Allegheny.
Fogarty