CSX Freight Station (Gateway Greenspace)
Johnstown, PA
The Johnstown Redevelopment Authority has undertaken the Gateway Greenspace Project to revitalize a premier entranceway into the City of Johnstown. The .34 acre Gateway Greenspace is located along the Stonycreek River at the entrance to the Johnstown's Business District on the site of the former brownfield property, CSX Freight Station. Once, the entryway into the City’s Downtown was blighted by a deteriorated, abandoned train depot. Now, the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority has remediated and razed this brownfield site, making way for the creation of a passive recreation park – the Johnstown Gateway Greenspace. New walkways, native shrubs and trees, and a ‘Welcome to Johnstown’ sign will create a visually appealing scene upon entering the City.
The Johnstown Gateway Greenspace Project, funded through grants by the PA Department of Transportation, PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfield Program, and the City of Johnstown’s Community Development Block Grants Program, as well as private donations from William McKelvey and Donald Bird will transform this brownfield site into an inviting Greenspace and enhance the aesthetics of the highly traveled northeastern Route 56 into our City. This project will provide a small inner-city recreational area where local residents can enjoy a pastoral setting and the sights of Johnstown from a location which previously served as a blighted reminder of industrial decline.
The Gateway Greenspace will be an inviting atmosphere that encourages people to explore our rejuvenated and revitalized downtown. It will also improve the appearance of one of our major downtown intersections and beautify the gateway to our downtown business district. |
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Contact:
Johnstown Redevelopment Authority
4th Floor, Public Safety Building
401 Washington Street
Johnstown PA, 15901
Phone: 814-535-6564
Fax: 814-535-6567
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