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East Liberty's Green Vision East Liberty’s Green Vision Funding provided by: The Heinz Endowments PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Roy A. Hunt Foundation Executive Summary Advisory Committee Consultant Team John Schombert 3 Rivers Wet Weather Inc. Perkins Eastman Janie French 3 Rivers Wet Weather Inc. Stefani Danes, AIA LEED AP Marijke Hecht Western Pennsylvania Conservancy TreeVitalize Thomas Bartnik, AICP LEED AP Jeff Bergman 9 Mile Run Watershed Association Roland Baer, AIA Scott Bricker Bike Pittsburgh Arch Pelley, AIA Jeb Feldman City of Braddock Ann Gerace Conservation Consultants, Inc. Lauren Merski Jack Machek PA Department of Community Economic Development Melissa Annet Ellen Kight Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development Sammy Van den Heuvel Monica Hoffman PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Patrice Fowler-Searcy East Liberty Presbyterian Church Cahill Associates Danielle Crumrine Tree Pittsburgh Thomas Cahill Matthew Erb Tree Pittsburgh Courtney Marm Eamon Geary Green Building Alliance Rebecca Flora Green Building Alliance Viridian Landscape Studio Caren Glotfelty The Heinz Endowments Tavis Dockwiller Janice Seigle Highmark Rolf Sauer Malik Bankston Kingsley Association Pat Buddemeyer Mellon’s Orchard Neighborhood Association Suzanna Fabry Gary Cirrincione Negley Place Neighborhood Alliance Robbie Ali Pitt Center for Healthy Environments and Communities ETM Associates David Jahn Pittsburgh City Forestry Division Timothy Marshall Noor Ismael Pittsburgh City Planning Dan Sentz Pittsburgh City Planning Pat Hassett Pittsburgh Department of Public Works Mike Gable Pittsburgh Department of Public Works Rob Stephany Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority East Liberty Duane Ashley Pittsburgh Parks and Recreation Development, Inc. Phil Gruszka Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Mary Beth Steisslinger Urban Ecological Collaborative Executive Director Patrick Dowd Pittsburgh Public Schools / Pittsburgh City Council Maelene Myers Deno De Ciantis Penn State Cooperative Extension Bob Bingham Carnegie Mellon University School of Art Diana Ames Pittsburgh Shade Tree Commission Director of Development Breen Masciotra State Representative Chelsea Wagner Ernest Hogan Walter Burlack Student Conservation Association Joan Barlow Sustainable Pittsburgh Sustainable Policy Coordinator Maria Pranzo Union Project Nathan Wildfire Hilary Brown Union Project Carole Walsh Urban Farming Initiative Community Outreach Coordinator Lance Cope Urban Farming Initiative Emily Nordquist John Shea Penn State Cooperative Extension Karl Thomas Riverquest Andrew Butcher GTECH Strategies, Inc. Matthew Ciccone GTECH Strategies, Inc. Chris Koch GTECH Strategies, Inc. 2 East Liberty’s Green Vision Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary .................................................. 5 . Green Vision . Green Vision Elements . Priority Projects and Measures of Success 2 Introduction ............................................................15 . East Liberty Today . What is a Green Vision? . East Liberty’s Green Liabilities and Green Assets . Why a Green Vision? . Principles for a Green Vision East . A Green Future—Imagine East Liberty in 2020 3 Green Vision Elements ............................................29 Sustainable Infrastructure Investment and Neighborhood Quality Liberty’s . Build Green Infrastructure for the 21st Century . Create Exceptional Parks, Recreation and Open Space . Reinforce Urban Farming and Urban Forestry Practices Green Walkable, Bikable Neighborhood Patterns . Optimize Neighborhood Density and Diversity . Build Mixed-Use Projects at a Pedestrian Scale Vision . Expand Transit Alternatives and Bicycle Network Options Local Impact and Individual Community Actions . Improve Energy Efficiency and Target Waste Reduction Funding provided by: . Incorporate Art into the Neighborhood Landscape . Advance Local Environmental Awareness and Education The Heinz Endowments 4 East Liberty Parks ....................................................85 Pennsylvania Department . Existing Conditions of East Liberty Parks of Conservation and . Short Term Considerations Natural Resources* . Town Square Plan Roy A. Hunt Foundation . Liberty Park Plan * This project was financed in part by 5 Measuring Success ................................................ 113 a grant from the Community . Indicators Conservation Partnerships Program, . Return on Investment Environmental Stewardship Fund, under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation. East Liberty’s Green Vision 3 4 Executive Summary East Liberty’s Green Elements Achieving the East Liberty’s Green Vision involves nine fundamental green elements, classified under three general categories: 1. Sustainable Infrastructure and Landscape . Build Green Infrastructure for the 21st Century . Create Exceptional Parks, Recreation and Open Space . Reinforce Urban Farming and Urban Forestry Practices 2. Compact Green Development . Optimize Neighborhood Density and Diversity . Build Mixed-Use Projects at a Pedestrian Scale . Expand Transit Alternatives and Bicycle Network Options 3. Community Action and Education . Improve Energy Efficiency and Target Waste Reduction . Incorporate Art into the Neighborhood Landscape East Liberty’s . Advance Local Environmental Awareness and Education Green Vision The relevance of each element to East Liberty is briefly described in the following pages with summaries of the primary issue that needs to be addressed; the resources, tools and strategies for each element; and potential targeted opportunities for implementation within East Liberty. Executive Summary Executive Summary 5 Sustainable Infrastructure and Landscape 6 Executive Summary Build Green Infrastructure Create Exceptional Parks, Reinforce Urban Farming and for the 21st Century Recreation and Open Space Urban Forestry Practices Pittsburgh’s 100-year old combined sewers East Liberty’s three public parks are in Urban tree canopies offer vital benefits Primary Issue were not designed to handle the runoff from various states of disrepair, have no active which include improved air quality, a the current impervious areas. Combined programming and are impacted by either reduced “heat island” effect, reduced Sewer Overflows (CSOs) degrade water development plans or development stormwater runoff, habitat for migratory quality, drive up costs for water treatment, potential surrounding their sites. birds and increased property values. including over $21 billion in projected hard infrastructure costs. Instead of ‘big-pipe’ Peabody High School’s outdoor facilities are Urban agriculture means better use of solutions, East Liberty can be a green central to the more than half of East vacant land, job training and educational neighborhood model to minimize stormwater Liberty’s population who live north of East opportunities, local community engagement runoff at its source. Liberty Boulevard. and healthier lifestyles. Reduced impervious surface area . Green connections to local parks . Invest in street trees/tree wells and Resources, Tools . Porous pavements . Work with non-profit partners to develop planting strips and Strategies . Bio-retention areas parks programming . Volunteers for tree maintenance . Trees . Improve park access and visibility . Establish community tree nursery . Infiltration beds . Link to educational opportunities . Wood products artwork . Cisterns and rain barrels . Orient new real estate development to . Neighborhood composting . Rain gardens maximize frontage on the parks . Urban agriculture (CSA) production . Green roofs . Enhance links to Regional Parks . Native and edible landscaping . Enlarged tree planting strips . Master Gardener volunteers . Penn Avenue street trees . New Liberty Park and surrounding . Restore the tree canopy between East Liberty . Porous paving and sidewalks for the development potential Negley Run and Garfield Heights Targeted Opportunities 700 Block of Euclid . Open connections for better public access . Bio-remediation and green strategies . Green roofs for retail properties to Enright Park . Both Tree Tenders and Eco-Stewards . Porous parking lots, bio-retention areas, . Garland Park’s revitalization with Mellon’s programs in East Liberty bio-swales, rain gardens and residential Orchard South . Urban agriculture implemented with rain barrels . Peabody School along Beatty many partners . Green alleys . Town Square and Broad Street Plazas . Neighborhood-wide tree plantings . Clean and maintained hillsides Executive Summary 7 Invest in Sustainable Green Infrastructure, High Quality Parks, Connected Open Space and Urban Agriculture Green Streetscapes and Two-Way Traffic Turns Penn Circle West into 1 North Euclid Avenue 2 Sustainable Infrastructure 3 12 and Landscape 11 10 4 9 8 7 6 5 1 700 Block N. Euclid Avenue 7 ELPC Town Square 2 Peabody H.S. Grounds 8 Penn Circle W.—Euclid Avenue 3 Penn Circle N.—Rural Street 9 Enright Park 4 Liberty Park and Trail 10 Penn Avenue Gateway 5 Penn Circle E.—Collins Avenue 11 Garland Park Center 6 Penn Avenue Commercial 12 East Liberty Boulevard 8 Executive Summary Priority Indicators, Neighborhood Baselines and Targets Existing Condition 2008 to 2011 2011 to 2014 2014 to 2017 2017 to 2020 Strategic Initiatives Baseline Reduce Amount of 213.0 Acres 206.6 Acres 200.4 Acres 194.4 Acres 188.6 Acres Pervious pavements; infiltration beds; Impervious Pavement (57.6% of Area) (54.6% of Area) (51.6% of Area)) (48.6% of Area) (45.6% of Area) downspout disconnects; green
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