South West Pittsburgh Data Collection

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Lighthouse Cathedral Junior Ambassadors

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Lunchtime Lot

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Historic Knoxville Incline Greenway

From 1890 to 1960, the Knoxville Incline served as a connector between the South Side Flats and the hilltop. In 2011, a mural was added at the intersection of Brosville and East Warrington Avenue to remember the historic site. There is a foot trail accessible off of Brosville Street which leads to the Welsh Way stairs and Fritz Street – which both connect to the South Side Flats. This project’s will highlight and the entrance and will replace the existing…

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Green Playces: Hilltop

About Green Playces: Hilltop Through Green Playces Hilltop, Grounded (working as GTECH) worked with local partners in Pittsburgh's Hilltop to transform a vacant lot into a youth-focused space. The primary partner for the project was the Allentown Learning and Engagement Center (ALEC) which is run through the Brashear Association. For more information on the Allentown Learning and Engagement Center, check out this video they made. Earlier this year, the lot adjacent to the Allentown Learning and Engagement Center was not a friendly space for…

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Bandi Schaum Trailhead

The Bandi Schaum Trailhead is the one and only new project to occur during ReClaim South: Sustaining Momentum. As a Alternate Ambassador in the original cohort, Jamie Balser returned to ReClaim South: Sustaining Momentum in order to do a project of his own in South Side Park. This project is a labor of love for Jamie. The entrance to the Southside Park is highly underutilized and is a space that Jamie would love to see more active. One way to…

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Garden on Gearing

The Garden on Gearing is a small community garden in the neighborhood of Beltzhoover. The garden was designed and created by Gordon Hodnett with the help of local community groups and neighbors. It contains several raised garden beds, an in-the-ground garden bed, a trellis system from growing berries, a community bulletin-board, and fruit trees. The garden is, and continues to be developed as, a place of inter-generational education centered around food. Partnerships with a number of community-based organizations, like Voices…

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