It’s Official: A 660-Acre Gift Will Become Pittsburgh’s Newest And Biggest Park

October 9, 2020

JULY 8, 2016 BY: LAURYN STALTER

This week, history has been made in Pittsburgh. 

Thanks to an extraordinarily generous gift, approximately 660 acres of lush greenspace will become Pittsburgh's newest and biggest park!

The new Hays parkland
THE NEW HAYS PARKLAND

This enormous tract of land in Hays, which will honor the legacy of Roxsan Betters, is a continuation of Pittsburgh's legacy of tremendous philanthropic gifts of public land. Plans for this great greenspace and when it will be open to the public is still yet to be determined. 

Join us in celebrating this fantastic news, and stay tuned for more information on Pittsburgh's newest park!

Want to learn more? Read Mayor Peduto's full press release here. 

 
 
 
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