South Harbor Renaissance (SHR), a nonprofit dedicated to maintaining and improving Federal Hill Park, recently completed a project to reduce “high-speed” vehicle, dirt bike, and ATV traffic into the park. With a $46,600 grant from the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership (SBGP), garden beds and bollards were installed to protect pedestrians on the path around the playground.
The bollards will prevent unauthorized vehicles from driving into the park at Henry St., which is the curb cut into the park along Warren Ave. A gate was also installed at the curb cut in partnership with Baltimore City Recreation and Parks. The bollards will also keep vehicles off the brick pathway circling the playground area.
A total of eight large garden beds with post and chain fencing were installed to the side of the path that continues into the park. This is to prevent dirt bikes and ATVs from swerving into the grass and gaining speed, while also beautifying the park with native, resilient plantings.
