Our friends at the Environmental Charter School’s lower school are continuing their unit on Redevelopment, focusing on our park. As part of the process, the students are now ready to survey the public and gather feedback about the future of the space.

Click here to take the Online Survey

We’d all greatly appreciate if you could take a few minutes to share your ideas and opinions about the future of the space. The feedback from neighbors is the primary driver for change, and will guide us towards our future designs for the park in both short and long terms.

In addition to the web form, the ECS will also distribute paper copies of the survey with return envelopes. This will help ensure we reach a wider and more diverse group of neighbors, maximizing our feedback.

As always, a big thank-you to everyone who continues to help in the long process of rebuilding this space. A true community space is built on the foundation of an involved, caring community, and it’s obvious that we’ve got a wonderful foundation on which to build.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Our community came together, and with the support of the Borough we made a huge difference in the Park. Years of overgrowth, decay, and dirt were driven back by your hard work.

Special thanks goes out to Jared from the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association, who did most of the tree cutting and trimming for us to ensure we left clean, healthy trees behind. Likewise, special thanks to the guys from Wilkinsburg’s DPW who were able to bring the heavy machinery to clear the park same-day. Finally, Mifflin Avenue United Methodist sent a group of volunteers, and 3rd Ward Councilman Michael Lefebvre and some members of the Parks and Recreation board rounded it out.

Take a look at the gallery and you’ll see the transformation.

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