Proposed Public Works Maintenance Facility

Update: On September 4, 2026, Mayor O'Connor’s Office of Community Affairs notified residents that the Prospect Drive site for the new DPW Schenley Division Maintenance Facility "does not meet the needs of the relocation and therefore is not suitable". The city is looking at other potential sites and unfortunately the golf course location in Schenley Park is again under consideration. Stay tuned for further details.

Our position:

Schenley Park is not a land bank. We believe that the park should be preserved as a park, not as a location for municipal maintenance operations and non-recreational facilities.

On Monday, August 10, the Department of Public Works hosted an informational meeting for architects and engineers interested in submitting proposals for a new "Schenley Division" maintenance facility on Prospect Drive, in Schenley Park. The deadline for proposals is September 6. DPW will select a firm in September or October. The targeted site is outlined in the photo below, and is located behind the three men facing the camera at right.

DPW said that the building, which serves 24 parks as far away as the Hill District and Polish Hill, would need to at least house snowplows and salt spreaders, provide storage for fertilizer, pesticides and road salt, and manage stormwater and waste disposal.

This is an unacceptable use of park land. An alternative location, outside Schenley Park, must be found.

City of Pittsburgh Park Maintenance division maps, including lists of parks served by each division.

Current location of DPW’s Schenley Division, along the Parkway East (I-376), in Squirrel Hill.

A Building No One Wants to See - City struggles with site for Schenley Park maintenance building
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 3, 2007