What's new with Re-Purposing Vacant Properties

Popup Pittsburgh! Up on the Hilltop was a huge success, to see pictures and a recap visit the Popup site here

The Re-Purposing Vacant Properties Team is hard at work and is working on the following projects.

A. Landscaping at the corner of Mountain St. and Wagner Ave. This is a "gateway" lot that many drivers pass as they drive into the Hilltop. This will be the first of several "gateway" greening projects.

B. Preparing to plant a community garden on Beltzhoover Ave. The Re-Purposing Vacant Properties team will be contracting with Grow Pittsburgh to do soil testing, create a landscape map, and create a plan for us to turn empty lots on Beltzhoover Ave. into a community garden. If all goes as we hope, we will plant a garden in the spring.

C. Sending citizens to the Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference on October 13, 14, and 15.

D. Looking into potential resources to put signs in "gateway" lots in the Hilltop.

The team meets the third Tuesday of every month at 6pm at the Mt. Oliver Borough Building. We would love to see you there!