Map of Pittsburgh Ring Events

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Events for 27 sports would take place inside the Pittsburgh Ring, a three-mile circle from Pittsburgh's city center. The idea behind the Pittsburgh Ring is to be able to transport athletes, officials, and spectators to and from the most popular events as quickly and efficiently as possible.

All eighteen venues inside the Pittsburgh Ring will be connected by an "X"-shaped light rail system. Traveling between Pittsburgh Ring venues would require one stop at most, at the centrally-located Steel Plaza Subway Station.

The Iron Line train, which would run generally east-to-west across the city, will provide quick access to eleven Pittsburgh Ring venues, and will also run to the Shooting and Modern Pentathlon venues, as well as Pittsburgh International Airport.

The Champion Line, which would run generally north-to-south across the city, would run near nine venues in the Pittsburgh Ring.

Nine venues would be connected via water taxi, traveling along the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers. These venues, as well as others, would also be accessible via the city's extensive bike trails, including the Three Rivers Park trail system that will run along the rivers.