The Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT) is an organization that promotes cooperation and collaboration between the City of Pittsburgh and the 36 neighboring municipalities that comprise our region's urban core.

CONNECT’S MISSION is to coordinate the activities of the 37 municipalities of the urban core through: advocating for and voicing the collective interests of the nearly 690,000 residents; developing and enhancing ways the 37 municipalities work together to deliver important public services; and maintaining a forum for the discussion, deliberation and implementation of new ways to maximize economic prosperity for Western Pennsylvania.