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View a
map of Central Oakland.
Visit the
Oakland Planning and Development Corporation!
 Though
Oakland is divided into three Council Districts (Central
Oakland in District
3;
parts of West
Oakland
and all of South
Oakland
in District
6;
and North
Oakland
and parts of West
Oakland
in District
8),
Pittsburghers generally treat it all like one big neighborhood!
Art museums, history centers, prestigious universities, grand architecture, quaint coffee shops, international cuisine, arcades, art
cinemas, live entertainment, and two main thoroughfares all describe the hustle and bustle that is Oakland.
 Many
Oakland residents are students at the University
of Pittsburgh
or Carnegie
Mellon University,
creating a diverse student/residential body that is comprised of
individuals from at least 90 nations. Long considered the
cultural center of Pittsburgh, Oakland also houses the Carnegie
Library Main Branch
, the Carnegie Museums of Art
and Natural
History,
Carnegie Music Hall, and Soldiers
and Sailors Memorial Hall.
If it's shopping and dining you're after, be sure to cruise the
Craig Street business district. Once the sun goes down, grab
your favorite beverage in one of Oakland's many nightclubs.
Fifth and Forbes Avenues, Pittsburgh's two main east-west traffic
arteries, pass through Oakland, with bus stops on nearly every corner.
Most Oaklanders get around by bus or by foot, lending a true "city"
closeness and atmosphere.
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