[CPEO-BIF] West Newton, Pennsylvania town square

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Brownfield turned into West Newton town square

By Dave Zuchowski
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (PA)
June 6, 2013

An abandoned brownfield in West Newton's old commercial district has  
been transformed into a handsome new square named after one of the  
area's first settlers.
The $675,000 Simeral Square project - named for pioneer ferry  
operator Alexander Simeral - has a stage, a sprawling lawn, bike  
racks, benches, light posts and a walkway that's handicapped accessible.

It is located on the Youghiogheny River at East Main and Water  
streets at the east end of the West Newton Bridge, which was built  
around 1908, and is expected to draw visitors, especially those using  
the Great Allegheny Passage, a trail that runs along the opposite  
side of the river.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/ 
brownfield-turned-into-west-newton-town-square-690594/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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