Save Green Street Park: Green Street Park Community Design Workshop: A Success!

Friday, June 24, 2016

Green Street Park Community Design Workshop: A Success!

A huge thanks to everyone who came out for Thursday's design workshop with Lisa Vavro, Erik Boyer, and Joe Long from The Penn State Center: Engaging Pittsburgh! Incredible ideas were shared by the community, leaving us excited about the future of Green Street Park as an inclusive, public Wilkinsburg space. Stay tuned for details regarding presentation of the final design renderings and next steps in our efforts to preserve the park.

If you were unable to attend, we would still appreciate your input. Your can share your ideas about the future of the park online here: CLICK HERE FOR THE SURVEY. Please send any questions or feedback to Friends of Green Street Park at savegreenstreetpark@gmail.com.

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About Green Street Park

Green Street Park is nestled at the corner of Green St. and Mifflin Ave. in Wilkinsburg. In 1982, the Borough of Wilkinsburg was awarded a grant from the National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund (LCWF) Federal Program to improve and maintain the park. LWCF investments are designed to “secure public access, improve recreational opportunities, and preserve ecosystem benefits for local communities.” The 1982 LWCF Green Street Park grant thereby endorsed the park as a designated and protected public space.

Friends of Green Street Park maintains that the Borough of Wilkinsburg and Wilkinsburg School District did not possess the right to sell the property to Akator Construction in July of 2015, and do not have the right to rezone the property for development. The sale and transfer of the park are illegal and in direct violation of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (LWCFA) and the Donated and Dedicated Property Act (DDPA). Learn more about the law surroundimg Green Street Park.

We have asked the Borough Council to vote against the development of Green Street Park and Wilkinsburg School District to void the sale of the park to help restore its intended purpose. We intend to hold the Borough and School District accountable for their obligations under the DDPA and LWCFA.

Friends of Green Street Park is working to protect an endangered public asset, but also eager to support the development of a just, healthy, and livable Wilkinsburg community.

Please join Friends of Green Street Park and let us know how we can support your voice as part of our efforts to protect our park. Community participation in this process is vital to its success and the future of our public spaces!

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LEARN about Green Street Park on our Blog: www.greenstreetpark.blogspot.com
VISIT Green Street Park at the intersection of Green St. and Mifflin Ave. in Wilkinsburg.
SIGN our Petition.
E-MAIL: savegreenstreetpark@gmail.com