THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. A TOWN HALL MEETING IS UNDERWAY HERE AT THE PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE AT POINT PARK UNIVERSITY. VITAL INFORMATION FOR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS AHEAD OF THE NFL DRAFT. MORE DETAILS ARE COMING OUT ON HOW THE NORTH SHORE WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO THE NFL DRAFT. THEATER PLANS INCLUDE PUTTING THE STAGE UP AGAINST ACRISURE STADIUM, SO THE THEATER WILL BE IN THE PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO ACRISURE STADIUM. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE ELEMENTS AT POINT STATE PARK AS WELL. SO TWO FOOTPRINTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RIVER REALLY WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GREAT BACKDROP PITTSBURGH HAS TO OFFER. THE TAILGATING PARKING LOTS ALONG WEST GENERAL ROBINSON STREET WILL HOLD THE LIVE THEATER AUDIENCE, MOSTLY SPECTATORS. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME FRONT OF HOUSE CONCESSIONS, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, SOME BACK OF HOUSE NEEDS. SOME OF OUR BROADCAST SETS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, AT THE TOWN HALL MEETING, WHAT RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES CAN EXPECT DURING DRAFT WEEK AND LEADING UP TO THE BIG EVENT. STREET CLOSURES, ACCESS TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN AND ON THE NORTH SHORE. ALL OF THESE STRATEGIES ARE DISCUSSED AT THE TOWN HALL MEETING. AND THEN THE NFL WILL RELEASED A FAN COMMUNICATION STRATEGY RIGHT AFTER THE NFL COMBINE. THE DRAFT INFORMATION WILL DROP IN EARLY MARCH, AND THAT IS REALLY ALL OF THE KNOW BEFORE YOU GO, INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE FOR THE EVENT, IT IS STREET CLOSURES. THE PHASE STREET CLOSURES, AS STEVE MENTIONED, IT’S MAPS, IT’S SCHEDULES. IT’S KNOW BEFORE YOU GO. THIS EVENT IS PART OF OUR BROADER COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY, MAKING SURE THAT WE’RE COMMUNICATING WITH ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS, GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY ASK QUESTIONS AND GET INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED, WHETHER THEY’RE A BUSINESS OWNER OR A RESIDENT OR ANY ONE OF OUR MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA THAT COULD BE AFFECTED. AND ANOTHER TOWN HALL MEETING IS PLANNED AHEAD OF THE DRAFT WITH THE NFL VISIT PITTSBURGH AND THE STEELERS ORGANIZATION COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN DOWNTOWN
NFL holds second town hall meeting ahead of 2026 NFL Draft
Updated: 6:41 PM EST Dec 8, 2025
Members of the NFL, Visit Pittsburgh, and the Steelers organization met with downtown business owners Monday for the second of three town hall meetings to further explain planning strategies ahead of the NFL Draft.How businesses and residents will be impacted on the North Shore and Downtown are among the key points that will remain fluid leading up to the event, including the economic windfall expected, even throughout the region.”We know there’s businesses, residents, community leaders, community members, in the 10 counties making up what is going to be and amazing three days of the draft,” Nicki Ewell, NFL vice president of events, said. “We want to make sure they have a voice, because they are effectuating change, effectuating a program that we are going to highlight on a global stage.”Ewell also said the NFL will release a fan communication strategy right after the combine. “The broader draft information for the draft will drop in early March,” he said. “That is all of the go before you go information before the event, street closures, it’s maps, it’s schedules, it’s know before you go.”Pittsburgh will host the three-day NFL Draft, April 23-25.Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel
PITTSBURGH —
Members of the NFL, Visit Pittsburgh, and the Steelers organization met with downtown business owners Monday for the second of three town hall meetings to further explain planning strategies ahead of the NFL Draft.
How businesses and residents will be impacted on the North Shore and Downtown are among the key points that will remain fluid leading up to the event, including the economic windfall expected, even throughout the region.
“We know there’s businesses, residents, community leaders, community members, in the 10 counties making up what is going to be and amazing three days of the draft,” Nicki Ewell, NFL vice president of events, said. “We want to make sure they have a voice, because they are effectuating change, effectuating a program that we are going to highlight on a global stage.”
Ewell also said the NFL will release a fan communication strategy right after the combine.
“The broader draft information for the draft will drop in early March,” he said. “That is all of the go before you go information before the event, street closures, it’s maps, it’s schedules, it’s know before you go.”
Pittsburgh will host the three-day NFL Draft, April 23-25.
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