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PITTSFIELD It’s Memorial Day weekend, and the city is celebrating with events held in the wake of the state lifting nearly all of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions. ....
The story of the Westside Riverway Park begins around 14 years ago. “In about 2007, the Parks Department and the Office of Community Development started visioning a Westside Riverway, which would be a larger system connecting the parklands throughout the Westside neighborhood with the natural resources of the West Branch of the Housatonic, said Tessa Kelly, one of the architects behind the park, which sits at the intersection of Dewey Avenue and Bradford Street in Pittsfield. “This is sort of the biggest built initiative that came out of that plan. So it started in 2007. And it s opening up this Sunday to the public.” ....
1 of 6 Westside Riverway Park sits on about 2 acres on Dewey Avenue, along the West Branch of the Housatonic River. The city envisions the park as a common backyard for a neighborhood, a space for community gatherings at the newly constructed pavilion, with ample green space and a canoe launch. Two women enjoy lunch Wednesday in the pavilion at Westside Riverway Park on Dewey Avenue in Pittsfield. Plans for the project hatched about 2007, when efforts were launched to establish a network of parks and trails in the neighborhood. Bottom: Westside Riverway Park sits on about 2 acres on Dewey Avenue, along the West Branch of the Housatonic River. The city envisions the park as a common backyard for a neighborhood, a space for community gatherings at the newly constructed pavilion, with ample green space and a canoe launch. ....
Jim McGrath has a lot on his plate this spring. Pittsfield s parks and open space manager is currently overseeing five projects, all at or nearing completion, from the long-awaited extension into the city of the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail to a new park along the Housatonic River on the city s west side. Also in progress are a new dog park, renovations to the historic Springside House and improvements to the skate park near Pittsfield High School. Here is snapshot of each of those projects, or you can take a video tour here: Pittsfield Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager Jim McGrath hosts a whirlwind tour of the cityâs park projects starting with the Skate Park, the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail extension, the Springside House renovation, Westside Riverway linear park on Dewey Avenue, and the Burbank dog park. 2021 is going to be a significant year in the evolution of the city landscape. Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (Ben Garver, The Berkshire Eagle)BEN GARVER â ....