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1. Overview
2. Master Implementation Plan
3. Corridor Management Plan

Overview

The Mt. Washington Community Development Corporation (MWCDC) has been working in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy(WPC), The Heinz Endowments, the Allegheny Land Trust, area residents and others to make the Grand View Scenic Byway Park (GVSBP), Pittsburgh's fifth great regional park, a reality. In the last year, the City has passed legislation creating the 264 acre GVSBP, identified MWCDC and City as "co-stewards" of the Park, and preserved an additional 16 acres of sensitive open space known as the "Saddle." The WPC and MWCDC finished a GVSBP Master Implementation Plan (MIP) that serves as the short term blue-print for Park development.

Thank you to the Richard King Mellon Foundation for their support of GVSBP. RK Mellon awarded MWCDC $100,000 to fund one of the GVSBP Pilot Projects outlined in the MIP.

Master Implementation Plan
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Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Section 1: Overview/Background/Concept
History of the Project
Concept, Vision and Model
Composition of Study Area
The Values of Green Space
Community Process

Section 2: Mt. Washington History and Environment
Industrial History of Pittsburgh and the Role of Mt. Washington
"Coal Hill" Becomes the Community of Mt. Washington
Environmental History of Mt. Washington
Hillsides, Green Space and Parks

Section 3: Natural Resources Assessment
Part 1 - Purpose, Approach and Methods
Part 2 - Findings of Assessment
Part 3 - Management Recommendations

Section 4: Community Values and Concerns Assessment
Citywide Issues of Concern
Local Values and Issues

Section 5: Pilot Projects
Introduction
Pilots 1 through 8

Section 6: Implementation, "Ramp-Up" Year
Introduction
Ramp Up Project #1: Revegetation Open Area Adjacent to Monongahela Incline
Ramp Up Project #2: Grandview Avenue Viewing Platform
Park Staff Stewardship Training
Office Space
Initial Equipment Purchase

Section 7: Action Plan
Part 1 - Action Plan
Part 2 - Action Time Line

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Corridor Management Plan
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Grand View Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan

Appendix 1. Maps

Appendix 2. Stakeholders

Appendix 3. Emerald Link Scope

Appendix 4. Preliminary Action Plan

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