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Peace Park Winter Tree Care Workshop: Join expert arborists from St. Louis Neighborhood Foresters as you learn tree maintenance skills such as pruning and spring preparation techniques, all caring for Peace Park’s newest trees! Winter may seem like an odd time to be working with plants, but it's the perfect time to prune trees!
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We are seeking residents of the College Hill neighborhood to join a steering committee to guide the continued development and activation of Peace Park. Meetings will be held quarterly (every 3 months) beginning in April/May 2025. Food will be provided along with a gift card for attendance at each meeting. To apply for the Peace Park Steering Committee, click the button to the right.
Those who live in the area immediately surrounding College Hill, previous Peace Park advisory committee members, or those with a very meaningful relationship to the neighborhood/Park may still apply. |
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College Hill neighbors and friends have been exploring ways to improve the health and overall landscape of their community. As the only St. Louis neighborhood to not have a park, residents identified a need to revitalize a block of vacant and abandoned properties known widely as Peace Park. Scroll down or click on a section to learn more about this project. |
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Peace Park - located next to the Grand Ave Water Tower - was founded and named by the late Otis Woodard and has been used as a safe community gathering space for more than 20 years. The Woodard family also used to maintain a "Share Shed" on the property, providing food, clothes, and more to anyone in need. Today, Peace Park partners are working to develop and implement an updated Vision for Peace Park - one that will reflect the peaceful intent of the park's creation. With places for gardening, chess competitions, exercise, and grilling, the many areas of Peace Park can also overlap to become sites for concerts, flea markets, family reunions, and protests. Peace Park provides space for the young and the elderly, the able-bodied and the impaired, the extroverts and the introverts: a place for everyone. |
Photo by U Mission, 2008
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Including, but not limited to,
additional support from: Harvard University School of Design Health Equity Works Fred Weber, Inc. Keeley Companies Meghan Kirkwood Alderman Brandon Bosley ** College Hill Neighborhood Solutions describes the team of College Hill residents that have invested in developing the plans for Peace Park. ** |
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FUNDING PARTNERS The Nature Conservancy Missouri Department of Conservation Washington University in St. Louis // Sam Fox School of Design Private Donations |
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP & MAINTENANCE Land Reutilization Authority GCC Community Land Trust Jubilee Services |
DESIGN inspirationThe new Peace Park design pulls together ideas from
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Rankings of park elements. Community Survey, July 2018 (13 Participants)
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Harvard Students'
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Why Do we need MORE Designs?This next level of designs will provide the detail required to guide fundraising and construction efforts! 
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DESIGNING FOR FUTURE GROWTHPeace Park's (re)design starts with only those properties that are already publicly owned, while thoughtfully planning for potential expansion.
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DROP BY A POP-UP TABLING EVENT
to view designs and share your thoughts SIGN UP FOR THE GCC NEWSLETTER to stay informed on project progress |
DOWNLOAD A PARK DESIGN FEEDBACK PACKET
for yourself or to share VIEW PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MATERIALS to review past meetings and events |
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