Park Projects In addition to youth and adult programming, maintenance, fundraising, and a host of other activities on behalf of the parks, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy works in close partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, other government entities, local foundations, and the community on major park improvement projects.

Current Projects

Outdoor Discovery Space and Sensory Nature Trail

Nature Discovery Space

Baxter Park Improvement Plan

Baxter Park Improvement Plan

Flagstaff Hill

IMG 5024

Mellon Park Action Plan

MPAP Preferred Plan Overall 1

Upper Fowler Park Improvement

Fowler Park Plan

McKinley Park Community Grove

McKinley Community Grove

Valley Refuge Shelter Improvements

Valley Refuge Shelter

Past Projects

Featured Park Project

Frick Environmental Center

The Frick Environmental Center is a welcome facility, education hub, and gateway to Frick Park. Free and open to all, this cutting-edge facility enhances visitor experience and inspires learners to discover one of Pittsburgh’s largest parks.

A project of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and the City of Pittsburgh, the Frick Environmental Center is a certified Living Building that has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum. 

Patricia Rooney Memorial Fountain

The Rooney Memorial Fountain illuminated in the evening.

Phipps Run

PR Phipps Run Corridor (Jeremy Marshall) HTL

Reynolds Street Gatehouse

FP Frick Park Gatehouse Summer Fall Gray Green Blue Walkers Dog Leash Archway (Jeremy Marshall) HTL

Riverview Park Chapel Shelter

RVP 2015 RV Riverview Park Chapel Shelter Summer Fall Purple Red White Gray Flowers Trees (Jeremy Marshall) HTL

Schenley Park Cafe and Visitor Center

Image of the front of the Schenley Park Cafe Visitor Center

Westinghouse Memorial and Pond

Westinghouse Project
Featured Park Project

Schenley Plaza

Operated by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Schenley Plaza is located between the Carnegie and Hillman Libraries, the Cathedral of Learning, and the Frick Fine Arts Building. Formerly an asphalt parking lot, this much-loved community greenspace attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, providing gathering places, entertainment, and a grand entrance to Schenley Park.

Make a Difference

Your Parks Matter

Parks thrive when they have sun, soil, rain…and you. You ensure programs are offered, trees are planted, capital projects are funded, flowers are tended to, research is pursued. There is nothing the parks can’t do with you behind them.