Regional Parks Master Plan

The Pittsburgh Regional Parks Master Plan was developed by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and the City of Pittsburgh with tremendous public input. Originally released in 2000, the plan is a 20-year blueprint for park restoration and prioritizes park capital and ecological restoration projects in Frick, Highland, Riverview, and Schenley Parks totaling more than $113 million. 

The Master Plan contains a history of each park, environmental conditions, and recommendations for future projects and maintenance. 

The plan can be downloaded in full by clicking here (PDF file).  Right-click and save it to your desktop, as it is a 12.6 MB file!

2010 Regional Parks Master Plan Update

Plans are currently underway to update the Master Plan with new projects that have become priorities over the past 10 years.  A series of public meetings were held in Fall 2010 to gather input from the communities surrounding each regional park.  Meeting attendees will learn about the progress made towards achieving goals set in the original plan.  Open discussions about current use of the parks, environmental conditions, and park stewardship were followed by a mobile workshop that will lead attendees to specific park locations for a hands-on opportunity to explore park amenities or challenges and provide comments on them. 

Please feel free to share your thoughts on what the parks mean to you, what needs to be repaired, and what's working well in our online feedback forum at www.pittsburghparks.yuku.com.  You can also follow the progress of the Master Plan Update on our blog.