A challenging intersection across from Phipps Conservatory.
Have you ever tried to cross the street in Schenley Park–say, going from the Schenley Park Café to Phipps Conservatory–and almost been mowed down by traffic? Or is there a spot in the park you always wanted to visit, but you were frustrated by poor trail connections? Maybe you love walking or biking around Panther Hollow Lake but wish there were an easier way to access the Junction Hollow Trail from there.
The Schenley Park edition of our Regional Parks Master Plan update is designed to address these kinds of issues. Join us Saturday, October 23, at 9:00am at the Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy in Oakland (map) for a discussion of connectivity and accessibility in Schenley Park. We’ll have coffee and pastries on hand to wake you up, and we’ll talk about how to make the busiest park in Pittsburgh even safer.
Then at about 10:30am, we’ll head into the park to look at conditions along the roadways and intersections, in search of a better balance between people and cars. We need your help to evaluate some of the most important priority spots and suggest opportunities for improvement. We’d like to make the park safer and more accessible for cyclists, pedestrians, and runners, so we need to hear from those of you who use the park and have faced its current challenges. The morning will wrap up around 12:30.
Let us know you’re coming by RSVPing here.
Attendees at the Frick Park meeting visit the observation deck by the Environmental Center.
We had excellent participation at our Frick Park meeting a few weeks ago, where our attendees visited several sites that might one day house outdoor learning spaces. Participants were able to walk through each site, hear pros and cons, and then rank them. It’s a great opportunity to get directly involved with what’s happening in your favorite park. And if you’re not completely sold, just remember this is the peak foliage weekend in Pennsylvania. If you don’t go to the park, then you’re just missing out! Hope to see you there bright and early Saturday.
1. Frick is the largest park in the City of Pittsburgh at 561 acres. Chances are you’ve used it for something: whether you like to sail down the Blue Slide, learn about butterflies at the Environmental Center, serve aces at the clay tennis courts, or take a peaceful nature walk in Nine Mile Run, there’s probably something you love about it. But there’s probably also something you’ve noticed that needs some help, whether it’s a lack of connectivity to the Monongahela River on its southern edge or a need for increased stewardship in the natural areas. 
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