Pittsburgh received a $50,000 grant yesterday from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission for construction of a kayak landing on the South Side.

The city will work with the nonprofit group Friends of the Riverfront to build the launch at Fourth Street on the Monongahela River. Construction will begin in the spring; the launch is expected to open in May or June.

Friends of the Riverfront will match the funding with an equal value of money, goods and services.