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Recap of June 7^th meeting re: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Planned Learning Centers

On June 7th, approximately 130 people attended a meeting to learn more about thirteen outdoor learning spaces planned by the PPC for sites throughout Frick Park.  Among these sites is a proposed “Tree house” concept being considered for what is commonly referred to as “Turtle Park”, located on the corner of LaClair and Henrietta streets. 

 The goal of the meeting was to provide additional information to the community about the proposed learning spaces.  Though no decisions were being made as a result of the meeting, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy will use the information presented to continue development of their plans. 

More than 30 people graciously spoke or asked questions at the meeting.  Some of the topics discussed included concerns about the existing World War II Memorial site, integration of outdoor, environmental learning spaces and the educational opportunities for children, environmental impact issues, encroachment into the neighborhood via traffic and parking, preservation of the existing parks and more. 

The Parks Conservancy indicated that the plans for the “Turtle Park” site are on hold as they evaluate the community feedback. Please continue to check the Parks Conservancy and Regent Square Civic Association websites for continuing updates. 

Post meeting, the PPC continues to receive a lot of question via email and their blog. In light of the continuing interest, the PPC will review the questions and try to respond to them as a whole rather than piecemeal. They plan post a response next week. The RSCA will post a notice on the RSCA website when these updates are available.

Please see the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy website for more detailed information about the project.

For the blog post that addresses peoples comments and questions concerning project, the link is: http://pittsburghparks.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/treehouse-questions-answered/

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A note from the RSCA Board

At the meeting on June 7^th, many residents raised concerns affecting the neighborhood that are independent of the proposed learning center.  The issues mentioned include the need for additional traffic control, including stop signs, additional speed limit signs, “Watch Children” signs, etc,; conducting traffic studies within Regent Square and on South Braddock, and the number and size of  school busses for the City, Woodland Hills Edgewood, Wilkinsburg and the many private schools that run through the neighborhood daily and the impact they have on the local roads.

This isn’t a complete list; the RSCA often receives many suggestions of relevant community issues to tackle. 

The multiple municipalities that make up Regent Square create special issues and unusual challenges for our community.  The RSCA has demonstrated through efforts such as the recent garbage can implementation, which took significant coordination between two municipalities (Edgewood and Swissvale), the Vollmer study conducted in 2003 and the Braddock Ave, Design Charette in 2005- a group of concerned and motivated residents can make a tremendous impact and facilitate cross municipality initiatives and improvements that otherwise would not happen. 

The RSCA recently delivered a membership and volunteer form to homes within the Square.  We need volunteers to lead or support the initiatives discussed above.  In light of the conversation at the June 7^th meeting, within the week, the board will add a list of potential initiatives to the RSCA website.  Please review the list and contact the RSCA board so we can discuss ways that we can support your goals.

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