Pittsburgh Plans Liberty Green Park for Storm Water Management
Pittsburgh has designed a new park with the capacity to manage 4 million gal of storm water runoff. Liberty Green Park, a 3.5-acre site on the corner of Larimer Avenue and Station Street, will provide community members with a playground, public art and storm water infrastructure. The park, slated to go out for bid this upcoming summer, is part of a 15-year community plan called the Vision to Action Plan with a focus on building a sustainable neighborhood.
The park will feature storm water infrastructure, including six bioretention basins, a water pump, rill system and an underground cistern. Local artist Allish Wormsley will create water features, including a sound sculpture and engraved stone seating, as reported by Next Pittsburgh.
Funding for the long-anticipated project will be provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Choice Neighborhood program and the Richard King Mellon Foundation.
"Building this park is directly in line with the city’s goal–outlined in the OnePgh plan–to provide parks or playgrounds within a 10 minute walk of every home in Pittsburgh,” Mayor William Peduto said.
