Greenways for 2.0 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE GUIDE

This Guide will act as your workbook as we progress through this project, and will continually be added too with each Management Committee meeting as a tool to track the project, thoughts, and ideas along the way. Please hold onto me and bring me to each project meeting. GREENWAYS FOR PITTSBURGH 2.0

background

Greenways for Pittsburgh (1980) Offered a strategy; consolidation of public land, promotion of private property gifts, initial cleanup and single-agency management of these passive open space resources in co- operation with neighborhoods sensitive to their benefi ts.

Documents: • The Greenway Brochure • The initial program schedule/status report • Generalized Land Use Map • The Vacant and Environmentally Sensitive Areas Map

“The Greenway Program will make Pittsburgh a more livable City Code: Article XI - Parks and Playgrounds city by preserving our hillsides as a major open space amen- § 471.01 - CONTROL AND SUPERVISION BY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECRE- ity for our citizens. In these times of shrinking resources, ATION. tight budgets and due to the lack of large vacant land tracts, The Department of Parks and Recreation shall be responsible for the control and the development of major new parks is unlikely. However, supervision of all city recreational facilities including but not limited to parks, play- while the Greenways will not be developed as active parks, grounds, ballfi elds, dedicated greenways, and recreation centers. For purposes of this they will provide for protection of environmental sensitive ar- Title, a greenway is defi ned as a permanent, passive open space that serves to benefi t eas of our city in their natural state for passive use and the adjacent neighborhoods and the general public that is either dedicated or being studied enjoyment of future generations. I am pleased that we are or planned for designation as such (as kept on a list maintained by the Department of beginning this program as another part of Renaissance II.” Finance and available to the public upon request). - Mayor Caliguiri (Ord. 12-2003, eff. 4-24-03)

Greenways for Pittsburgh 2.0 A reboot of the 1980’s Greenways for Pittsburgh Program that will focus on policy, analysis, partnerships, steward- ship, and resources.

Documents: • Policy Guide + Implementation • Mapping/Analysis • Resource Guide • Program/legislation • Pilot planning for two existing greenways

2 PITTSBURGH’S Greenways for Pittsburgh Existing process

GREENWAY STEWARD(S)

MEET W/ CITY PLANNING Set up a meeting with Neighborhood Planner + Environmental/Open Space Planner

MAP + PARCEL LIST (CITY PARCELS) Work with the Environmental/Open Space Planner to determine optimal greenway boundaries. MAPPING Contact the GIS Division SUBMIT GREENWAY of City Planning to DESIGNATION APPLICATION map potential greenway • Resolution properties. • Petition Letter CALL 412-393-0157 OR VISIT • Map PITTSBURGHPA.GOV/DCP/GIS • Parcel List • Naming Commission Application

NAMING COMMISSION PRESENTATION Work with Environmental/Open Space Planner to schedule and present to the Naming Commission ATTEND PLANNING PLANNING COMMISSION COMMISSION PRESENTATION PRESENTATION Environmental/Open Space Planner Environmental/Open Space Planner will will invite you to attend the Planning present to the planning commission the Commission meeting. proposed greenway. Greenway steward(s) must attend. CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATION/ APPROVAL Environmental/Open Space Planner will submit legislation to City Council to designate the proposed greenway.

GREENWAY DESIGNATION + STEWARDSHIP

After receiving a greenway designation the designated group(s) can begin stewardship activities and coordinate with City Planning and Public Works. GREENWAYS FOR PITTSBURGH 2.0

HOLLOWS

Perry North

Brighton Heights

Northview Heights Spring PERRY Garden SOUTH Marshall- Shadeland Spring Marshall- Hill- Shadeland City View Troy Hill California- Kirkbride City Central Northside East Allegheny St Allegheny Dis Allegheny Center West Crafton North Heights Shore

West Crawford- Central End Roberts Business District DUQUESNE Duquesne Heights HEIGHTS Bluff (now part of Emerald South View Park) Shore

Oakwood S Mount Washington

SELDOM Allentown So East SEEN S Carnegie

Beltzhoover

Banksville Mt Oliv

Bon Air

MOORE

Greenway Neighborhood

Park Cemetery FAIRHAVEN Woodland Water

1

Miles

4 ALLEGHENY SPRING RIVER HILL/

SPRING Lincoln- GARDEN Lemington- Belmar

Morningside Upper Lawrenceville Stanton Heights

Highland Park Lincoln- Central Lemington- Lawrenceville Belmar

Garfield

Tr oy Hill Lower Lawrenceville East Liberty

Bloomfield Polish Hill Homewood North West trip strict Upper East Bedford Hill Homewood Dwellings Point South Hills Breeze BIGELOW North Middle North Hill

Terrace Squirrel Point Village Hill North Breeze West Oakland Central Oakland

South = Oakland

South Side Squirrel Flats Hill South Regent Square

Greenfield NINE uth Side MILE Slopes Swisshelm Park RUN

Arlington Heights t. ver St. Clair HAZELWOOD

Hays

New Homestead

EXISTING GREENWAY MAP Lincoln Place This map illustrates existing greenways in context to our Open Space system, including regional, community, neighborhood, and riverfront parks. . GREENWAYS FOR PITTSBURGH 2.0

HOLLOWS

Summer Hill

Perry North

Brighton Heights

Northview Heights Spring PERRY Garden SOUTH Marshall- Shadeland Perry South Spring Marshall- Hill- Shadeland City View Troy Esplen Hill California- Fineview Kirkbride Windgap Chartiers City Central Sheraden Northside Manchester East Allegheny S Fairywood Allegheny D Allegheny Center West Chateau Crafton Elliott North Heights Shore

West Crawford- Central End Roberts Business District DUQUESNE Duquesne HEIGHTS Heights Bluff

(now part of Emerald Westwood View Park) Ridgemont

Oakwood Mount Washington

SELDOM Allentown SEEN S East Carnegie

Beltzhoover Knoxville Beechview

Banksville M Oli

Bon Air

Greenway MOORE Brookline Carrick Potential Greenway City Owned Vacant Parcel Tax Delinquent Vacant Parcel Neighborhood

Park Overbrook Cemetery FAIRHAVEN Woodland Water

1

Miles

6 ALLEGHENY SPRING RIVER HILL/ SPRING Lincoln- GARDEN Lemington- Belmar

Morningside Upper Lawrenceville Stanton Heights

Highland Park Lincoln- Central Lemington- Lawrenceville Belmar

Garfield

Tr oy y Hill Lower l Lawrenceville East Liberty Larimer Friendship

Bloomfield Polish Homewood Hill Homewood North West Strip istrict Upper Shadyside East Bedford Hill Homewood Dwellings Point South Hills BIGELOW Breeze North Middle North Hill Oakland

Terrace Squirrel Point Village Hill North Breeze West Oakland Central Oakland

South OAKCLIFFE Oakland

South Side Squirrel Flats Hill South Regent Square

Greenfield NINE outh Side MILE Slopes Swisshelm RUN Park

Arlington Heights Arlington

Mt. Hazelwood iver St. Clair HAZELWOOD

Glen Hazel

Hays

New Homestead

GREENWAY EXPANSION MAP

Lincoln This map illustrates future potential Place greenway expansions, including City property held for greenways, vacant lots, and 2-yr tax delinquent properties. GREENWAYS FOR PITTSBURGH 2.0

HOLLOWS Summer Hill

Perry North

Brighton Heights

Northview Heights Spring PERRY Garden SOUTH Marshall- Shadeland Perry South Spring Marshall- Hill- Shadeland City View Troy Esplen Hill California- Fineview Kirkbride Windgap Chartiers City Central Sheraden Northside Manchester East Allegheny S Fairywood Allegheny D Allegheny Center West Chateau Crafton Elliott North Heights Shore

West Crawford- Central End Roberts Business District DUQUESNE Duquesne Heights HEIGHTS Bluff (now part of Emerald Westwood South View Park) Shore Ridgemont

Oakwood Mount Washington

SELDOM Allentown S East SEEN Carnegie

Beltzhoover Knoxville Beechview

Banksville M Oli

Bon Air

Greenway MOORE Brookline Carrick FEMA Flood Zone (A & AE) Landslide Prone Undermined Area Neighborhood

Park Overbrook Cemetery FAIRHAVEN Woodland Water

1

Miles

8 ALLEGHENY SPRING RIVER HILL/

SPRING Lincoln- GARDEN Lemington- Belmar

Morningside Upper Lawrenceville Stanton Heights

Highland Park Lincoln- Central Lemington- Lawrenceville Belmar

Garfield

Tr oy y Hill Lower l Lawrenceville East Liberty Larimer Friendship

Bloomfield Polish Homewood Hill Homewood North West Strip istrict Upper Shadyside East Bedford Hill Homewood Dwellings Point South Hills Breeze BIGELOW North Middle North Hill Oakland

Terrace Squirrel Point Village Hill North Breeze West Oakland Central Oakland

South Oakland OAKCLIFFE

South Side Squirrel Flats Hill South Regent Square

Greenfield NINE outh Side MILE Slopes Swisshelm Park RUN

Arlington Heights Arlington

Mt. Hazelwood iver St. Clair HAZELWOOD Glen Hazel

Hays

GREENWAY ENVIRONMENTAL

New OVERLAY MAP Homestead This map illustrates greenways in terms of environmental overlays such as floodplain, steep slope, hillside, and undermined areas.

Lincoln Place GREENWAYS FOR PITTSBURGH 2.0 Goals + Expectations

Greenways for Pittsburgh 2.0 will provide an overall blueprint for greenways throughout the city.

1. Policy for greenway designations, expansions, property/real estate and use.

2. Resource development for greenway stewards to actively manage and develop greenways.

3. Program development with future program management role/duties

4. Suitability analysis for greenway creation, expansion, and health.

OPEN SPACE PLAN STRATEGIES: • Expand and enhance the City’s greenways (Strategy U) • Expanding the multi-use trail network (Strategy X) • Develop a network of hiking/mountain biking trails (Strategy Y) • Enhancing outdoor recreational opportunities (Strategy L) • Managing invasive species (Strategy V) • Fostering Hand-on involvement (Strategy DD) • Growing partnerships (Strategy EE) • Development and design guidelines for greenways (Appendix H)

A SUCCESSFUL GREENWAY PLANNING PROJECT WILL...

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10 PROJECT TEAM

The project team will work closely with community stakeholders, city departments/ authorities, and organizations to align the comprehensive open space goals with thoughtful policy and resources to attract additional investment in our greenways. This planning effort will build on the City’s Greenways for Pittsburgh Program (1980) and the Open Space Plan (2013).

CITY DEPARTMENTS/AUTHORITIES • Finance • Public Works • CitiParks • Innovation and Performance • Law • Mayor’s Office • PWSA • URA

COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS EXPERT FOCUS • Existing Greenway Stewards • Neighboring residents GROUPS • Recreation • Others (TBD) • Transportation/trails • Environmental • Others (TBD) CONSULTANT TEAM • Policy • Mapping/analysis • Environmental Design • Landscape Design • Education/outreach • Others (TBD) PARTNERS • Allegheny Cleanways • Allegheny Land Trust • Conservation Corps • Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy (PPC) • Trail Pittsburgh • Tree Pittsburgh • Scenic Pittsburgh • Western Conservancy (WPC) GREENWAYS FOR PITTSBURGH 2.0 TEAM roles + responsibilities

The Department of City Planning understands the need to create policy and stewardship for a major piece of our open space system, and implement a new program that will leverage our natural assets through neighborhood investment. Through a robust community and stakeholder engagement PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Josh Lippert process, the Department of City Planning and its team will develop frameworks for policy and • Consultant Team management resources, develop these into implementable documents, and implement a new greenways • Management Committee and City Department/ Authority Coordination program.

• Community stakeholder/focus group engagement

CITY DEPARTMENTS/AUTHORITIES • Finance - Real Estate Division • City Planning Bill Waddell + Aaron Pickett Andrew Dash - Public property database • Law - Treasurer sale/Gifts/easements Dan Freidson + Rachel O’Neill • Public Works - Real Estate Marcelle Newman - Unions - Union Approvals - Legislation/agreements - Maintenance crews • Mayor’s Office - Street vacations Alex Pazuchanics - Forestry - Mayor’s agenda/vision • Innovation and Performance • PWSA TBD Megan Zeigler - Climate Action Plan - Stormwater management - Resiliency Plan • URA • CitiParks Bethany Davidson Jim Griffin - Real estate/land-use - City code

OTHER DEPARTMENTS/AUTHORITIES?

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12 PARTNERS • Trail Pittsburgh • Allegheny Cleanways TBD Myrna Newman • - development (trail) + stewardship • - stewardship • Tree Pittsburgh • Allegheny Land Trust Danielle Crumrine Roy Kraynyk - urban forestry + stewardship - land acquisition/real estate • Western Pennsylvania Conservancy • Land Force (WPC) Ilyssa Manspeizer Michael Knoop + Gavin Deming - development + stewardship - land acquisition/real estate + • Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy (PPC) stewardship Erin Copland + Heather Sage - development/stewardship + ecology

OTHER INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS?

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EXPERT FOCUS GROUPS • Recreation OTHER FOCUS GROUPS? - Venture Outdoors • Transportation - Bike Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) - Student Conservation Association (SCA) - Trail Pittsburgh (formally PTAG) • Environment - Allegheny Cleanways - Audubon Society - GTECH - Grow Pittsburgh - Penn State Center - Scenic Pittsburgh - Student Conservation Association (SCA) • Others (TBD) - Allegheny County Parks GREENWAYS FOR PITTSBURGH 2.0

TIMELINE

TBD MONTH 1234567891011121314151617 PROJECT TASK 1: Project Initiation + Analysis Task 2: Identify Gaps/Needs assessment Task Goals + Objectives 3: Visioning, Task 4: RFP Development + Consultant Selection Task 5: Policy Framework Task 6: Policy Development Task 7: Resource Framework Task 8: Resource Development Task 9: Finalize Policy Guide Task 10: Finalize Resource Guide Task 11: Implementation Task PROJECT MEETINGS Project Manager Project Management Committee Community Stakeholders Expert Focus Groups City-wide PROJECT COORDINATION [FILE SHARING, MEETING FREQUENCY, TASKS]? [FILE SHARING, MEETING FREQUENCY, PROJECT COORDINATION

14 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Designated Greenways: Steward(s): Spring Hill – Spring Garden Spring Garden Civic League + Spring Garden Neighborhood Council Hazelwood Hazelwood Initiative Duquesne Heights Mount Washington Community Development Corporation (MWCDC) (now part of Emerald View Park) Beechview – Seldom Seen UNKNOWN - Economic Development South (EDS) - future Moore UNKNOWN Fairhaven Fairhaven Greenway Task Force Perry South Perry Hilltop Citizens Council + Charles Street Area Council Hill Hollows Observatory Hill Inc. Allegheny River Stanton Heights Neighborhood Association + Morningside Area Community Council Oakcliffe Oakcliffe Block Club Bigelow Hill District Consensus Group + Civic Association Nine Mile Run Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition

Proposed Greenways (anticipated Spring/Summer 2016): Knoxville Incline Allentown Community Development Corporation + South Side Slopes Association Ridgemont Ridgemont Greenway Association

ARE THERE ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDERS WE NEED TO REACH? WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS TO REACH THESE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS? research/ Precedents

PITTSBURGH:

• Greenways for Pittsburgh, (1980) a strategic program for the consolidation of public land, promotion of private property gifts, initial cleanup and single agency management of these passive open space resources in cooperation with neighborhoods • Open Space Plan, (2013) the City’s plan for its open spaces, including greenways • Natural Areas Study, (2010) a study for the regional parks (Frick, Riverview, Schenley, Highland) • Invasive Plants of Pittsburgh Guide, guide to managing invasive species • Emerald View Park Master Plan, Master Implementation Plan • GoTo TRAILS, provides a no-cost platform for trail planners, managers and explorers to fi nd informa- tion about trails.

OTHERS:

• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Recreation – Greenways • Creating Connections: The PA Greenways and Trail How-to Manual • Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation – Greenways and Trails Toolbox 2011 • Rail to Trails Conservancy – Trail Building Toolbox • California Department of Parks and Recreation - Trail Managers Toolbox • Michigan Trails and Greenway Alliance – Trail Builders Toolkit • Brandywine Creek Greenway - http://www.brandywinegreenway.org/

OTHERS?

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