Pop City did a writeup on the Idea Round Up and has a section on my idea for the old bridge pier climbing wall:

While some ideas addressed ambitious issues such as the distribution of wealth and air quality, others smacked of overnight success. "Manchester Climbing Wall," developed by Bloomfield resident Sid Wiesner, would transform an obsolete North Shore bridge pier into a unique outdoor amenity. It’s the type of fresh thinking, both creative yet practical, that could become a reality.

Wiesner, who tested the pier’s climbing potential firsthand, plans to approach local businesses and organizations such as REI, Venture Outdoors and the Explorers Club of Pittsburgh. He has talked with civil engineers and feels the project requires minimal funding. "It would be a great new attraction in the city that is not indoors."

A few weeks ago, I went with Brian and Trish to the Idea Round Up event hosted by the Sprout Fund here in Pittsburgh. At the event, they pledged $100,000 USD directly towards ideas contributed during the day's sessions. I proposed building a climbing wall on an old bridge pier in front of the Steelers stadium, and it made it into the final round of ideas that were presented to all 300 attendees. The idea write up can be found here.

Shortly after, I received a call from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper, asking to run a forum or editorial piece about my idea. Here is the story that I contributed, and that was printed on September 17, 2006.