Pittsburgh’s Public Art & Civic Design Commission on Wednesday approved designs for the renovation of Anderson Playground in Schenley Park.
The playground will retain its dinosaur theme, according to plans presented to the commission. It also will include features designed for people with disabilities, including sensory activities and ADA-accessible swings.
City officials announced in January that the Department of Public Works was removing all of the playground equipment from Anderson Playground, which sits in the east end of Schenley Park.
The equipment was about 25 years old and “really not safe to play on,” said Andrea Ketzel, senior landscape architect with the Department of Public Works.
The playground’s renovation will be funded by a $1.25 million Allegheny Regional Asset District grant.
“It looks really exciting and great,” said Ariam Ford of the commission’s Civic Design Committee.
Ketzel said the committee’s vote cleared the way to purchase the playground equipment, which will be shipped from Denmark. She said the project should be completed by next spring.
