Donated by the Pedro family, Pedro Park is a formerly-vacant, downtown plot of land that will eventually be developed into a permanent park. It is currently the site of the “Urban Flower Field” project. In 2023, the city demolished the Public Safety Building located next to the flower field to expand the park and the St. Paul City Council authorized funding for new construction. St. Paul Parks is in the process of crating a concept plan for the future of this park. They expect bidding to start in early 2024 with the new park ready by spring of 2025. Stay tuned! The Urban Flower Field was built to be “intersection of art, science, a community and a civic process”. Installed in 2014, it is part of an initiative to turn vacant spaces into community gathering places. The Urban Flower Field is a low-cost way to beautify this space for the short-term until the permanent park is built. The Public Safety Annex building on the park’s site will be removed in spring 2023, and an updated park concept plan has been prepared. The park will be temporarily inaccessible during demolition.
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