Homewood residents are invited to give input on the ongoing plans to upgrade and expand Homewood Park.
The Department of Public Works will host residents from 1 p.m. till 4 p.m. on Saturday at the corner of Hamilton and North Lang Avenues to hear their insights on the project. In case of rain, the gathering will be moved to the Community Empowerment Association at 7120 Kelly Street.
In 2015, Homewood Community Sports partnered with Heinz Endowments, Operation Better Block, Neighborhood Allies, Bridging the Gap Development and The Mission Continues to launch a grassroots study of field improvements at Willie Stargell Field.
The study identified some of the challenges that the site currently faces, including the fact that the field serves as both a football and baseball field, though it is inadequately sized for both.
Homewood Community Sports led a community engagement process to develop a master plan for revamping the field and expanding Homewood Park onto the previous Homewood School property along Hamilton Avenue.
Based on those results, the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works plans to design the following improvements:
- Site engineering to develop a combined, regulation-size football and baseball field, seating and site-wide ADA accessibility
- Structural engineering for retaining walls around the site
- Relocation of the existing pool and bathhouse to accommodate field renovations
- Storm water management solutions
- Connection to the Martin Luther King Jr. Busway and renovated pedestrian bridge to Westinghouse Park
- Cultural and performance space with connections to the Afro American Music Institute
- Playground and multi-purpose courts
