CITYSCAPE: Pocket waterpark + Postgreen-designed parklet = Stylish aspirations for Frankford Ave.

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CITYSCAPE: Pocket waterpark + Postgreen-designed parklet = Stylish aspirations for Frankford Ave.

POSTED: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 3:24 PM

The Big Green Block — the hard to encapsulate collaboration between New Kensington CDC, Mural Arts, Parks & Rec and the Philly Water Department — is moving into phase two of greening, improving stormwater management and generally beautifying Frankford Avenue and neighboring areas. At a meeting last week, neighbors debated plans for a section of the area that currently includes a pretty rough-looking dog park. They also got to see some plans currently near finalization — including a mini waterpark for the area just outside the Shissler Rec center on Blair Street just off of Frankford. It's designed by Mural Arts and will be installed in October, according to Shari Hersh of Mural Arts. There will also be a new basketball court with a water-retention basin underneath.

Meanwhile, not too far away, the Little Baby's Parklet is getting an assist from the guys at Postgreen, according to Chad Ludeman. They'll be nailing down the design next week, and with Postgreen involved it will presumably be modern and, yes, green. Hopefully this will materialize before ice cream season ends!

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