Please save the date: June 26th 5:00 – 8:00 pm (location TBD) for the first public information sharing session about the North Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue and Allegheny Commons Pedestrian Bridge work. This meeting will be hosted by Norfolk Southern Railroad and the City of Pittsburgh. More details to come. Follow up at https://www.pittsburghparks.org. For the time being save the date and share with your neighbors!
PWSA Director Bob Weimar and Chief of Operations Guy Costa from the City attended last night’s Allegheny Commons Initiative meeting. We discussed the history of the issues surrounding Lake Elizabeth and were brought up to speed on the latest discussions between DPW and PWSA for addressing the current lake concerns:
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions. Thanks all for your continued support and advocacy for the park!
Erin Tobin
Community Outreach Coordinator
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has submitted another grant request to the very competitive Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) state grant program requesting additional funding for the fountain, the North Avenue Promenade (repaving the pathways and lights) and stormwater management.
Last year, over 1,100 people submitted comments in support of our request for Allegheny Commons and we are back again looking for the same support! The public comment period is open until Sunday, April 8th. We are asking folks to sign on in support of our grant request. Please visit pittsburghparks.org/action-alert to sign on. It only takes a minute.
Hello Allegheny Commons Stakeholders!
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has submitted another grant request to the VERY COMPETETIVE Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) state grant program requesting additional funding for the fountain, the North Avenue Promenade (repaving the pathways and lights) and storm water management.
Last year, over 1,100 people submitted comments in support of our request for Allegheny Commons and we are back again looking for the same support! The public comment period is open until Sunday, April 8th. We are asking folks to sign on in support of our grant request.
Please take 30 seconds to sign on and support this grant request here.
Please also share with your friends, neighbors, and contacts and ask them to support this as well! Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks for your time,
Erin Tobin
Community Outreach Coordinator
You’re Invited
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Commons Initiative, and North Side Leadership Conference invite you to attend the groundbreaking for the rebuilding of the historic Northeast Fountain.
Event will take place at the corner of Cedar Avenue and East North Avenue in Allegheny Commons Park.
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is excited to work alongside our partners at the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Commons Initiative, Northside Leadership Conference and the greater community to restore Allegheny Commons Park.
Please join your fellow park users on March 8th from 6:00–7:30 pm for our final presentation of the action plan we need for implementing the master plan.
The professional team is led by LaQuatra Bonci Associates, and includes eDesign Dynamics, Cleo Consulting and Fourth Economy.
Please remember to register for the free event: showclix.com/event/allegheny-commons-map-final-presentation. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Hello,
As many of you may have noticed, Norfolk Southern has been working in Allegheny Commons near the Soldier’s Monument installing some cabinets. Please see some of the images attached (credit Jerry Green) and read the following information I received from Norfolk Southern regarding the work:
In 2008, following an incident in California between a commuter train and a freight train in which 25 people lost their lives, the U.S. Congress passed the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, which called for the development and implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC). The purpose of PTC is to prevent train-to-train collisions, overspeed derailments, unauthorized incursions by trains into sections of track where maintenance is being performed, and the movement of a train through a main line switch left in the wrong position. PTC is generally required to be installed on main lines that are used to transport passengers or toxic-by-inhalation (TIH) materials by December 31, 2018, and to be fully implemented by December 31, 2020. Interestingly, when the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 was passed, PTC technology did not exist, and over the past nearly ten years NS has spent $1.4 billion to develop, construct and implement PTC on 40 percent of its 20,000 mile network, including the rail lines through Allegheny Commons, which carry both TIH material and Amtrak passengers. The work within Allegheny Commons includes the installation of two aluminum signal cabinets in the vicinity of the former pedestrian bridge. Ultimately, these two cabinets will be relocated as part of the replacement of the pedestrian bridge, which is being funded by Norfolk Southern and PennDOT. Additionally, the large signal bridge and cases adjacent to North Avenue/Brighton Road will be removed.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you and happy holidays all!
Erin Tobin
Community Outreach Coordinator
Hello!
In order to reach a wider audience to help inform the Master Action Plan process, the community meeting on November 15th is being rescheduled after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Please help us spread the word! Know of individuals, groups or organizations who should be involved in this process? Please pass this message along, or let us know by emailing me at (etobin@pittsburghparks.org).
As a reminder, this process is focused on BIG ideas. A final presentation of the MAP will take place in January. As funds are raised to carry out specific recommendations, the Parks Conservancy will engage the community in the design process for each project.
Thank you for your continued support!
Erin Tobin
Community Outreach Coordinator
Attached you’ll find a draft of the Master Action Plan Workshop #1 Report which includes a compilation of all notes recorded at the focus group meetings on August 30th and the public meeting that evening. We will be reviewing this document at this week’s workshop meetings to gather additional feedback. Feel free to review at your convenience and please let me know if you have any questions.
Please consider joining us on Thursday evening at the New Hazlett at 6:00 pm for an OPEN COMMUNITY meeting to discuss the Master Action Plan for Allegheny Commons. We will be sharing the feedback we have received over the last two months and results from the park survey.
Register for that event here.
Thanks all,
Erin Tobin
Community Outreach Coordinator
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is excited to work alongside our partners at the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Commons Initiative, Northside Leadership Conference and the greater community to renew Allegheny Commons Park. Join us in developing the action plan for this historic park at an upcoming community workshop:
Click here for details and registration. Can’t make it to the meeting? Give your input through this online survey.
Thanks for being a friend of the parks,
Erin Tobin
Community Outreach Coordinator
