The City of Pittsburgh, Department of City Planning (DCP) is accepting proposals to perform consulting services involving the development of a Master Plan for Sheraden Park. The project budget is $80,000.

Sheraden Park is unique in its location and topography — a hidden 51.2 acre community park, with both traditional and recreational amenities as well as natural areas that dominate its landscape. Located in the neighborhood of Sheraden, in West Pittsburgh, and bordered by Esplen, Chartiers City, Windgap, Crafton Heights and Elliott neighborhoods, the park has chronically been underused and suffers from disinvestment. The park facilities are located in the lowlands between two hillsides. Surban Street runs through the central lowland, dead ending in the park and providing access to two ball fields, sports courts, and a playground. It is a large park that has the potential to serve many more park patrons than it currently does. Additionally, it is anticipated that this master planning effort will generate recommendations for expanding Sheraden Park to include a series of public parcels connecting to nearby McGonigle Park and Tuxedo Street Skate Park, as well as possible land acquisition for the purpose of providing public waterfront access to Chartiers Creek.

The Sheraden Park Master Plan is a recommendation of the Open Space Plan (the City's Open Space, Parks, and Recreation Plan), adopted in July 2013. The Open Space Plan recommended Sheraden Park's designation as a "signature community park". Sheraden's scale makes it a site with strong potential to be expanded and redeveloped, thereby serving a larger population and providing "green premium" benefits to areas not benefitting from proximity to the City's five regional parks. Signature community parks are prioritized because they have the greatest potential to fill gaps in the green premium, provide better and more diverse recreation experiences, and focus investment. Signature sites should receive a higher level of capital and maintenance funding than other community parks, have site-specific programming, and incorporate design features to highlight their specific identities.