ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2013 The City of Allentown has awarded two Love Your Block Public Space Improvement mini-grants in recognition of Earth Day, according to a news release.<\/p>\n
Officials say the grants support resident-led efforts to strengthen neighborhoods and enhance public space.<\/p>\n
The selected projects will focus on transforming public spaces to increase community connection, neighborhood pride, and the revitalization of shared spaces, the news release said.<\/p>\n
City staff will work alongside residents to support volunteer efforts and bring these projects to life, according to officials.<\/p>\n
Implementation of projects will begin in May, with all projects expected to be completed by August 31, 2026, city officials said.<\/p>\n
Cycle one awardees:<\/p>\n
Allentown A\u2019s Home Team Pride: The project will revitalize Bucky Boyle Park\u2019s football field by planting shade trees, making site improvements, and adding a community mural. The enhancements aim to create a safer, more welcoming space for players, families, and neighbors, the press release said.<\/p>\n
Hibernia Park Revitalization: Located outside the Hibernia Fire Station, the project will restore a well used but aging pocket park. Planned improvements include new benches, landscaping, signage, and waste receptacles to create a more functional and inviting space for the surrounding community, according to the press release.<\/p>\n
Three additional strong applications were selected for a waitlist and may be considered for future funding, according to officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2013 The City of Allentown has awarded two Love Your Block Public Space Improvement mini-grants in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174151,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[119,153,155,154,78123,73480,78124,78119,78120,78121,78118,78125,78122],"class_list":{"0":"post-174150","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bethlehem","8":"tag-allentown","9":"tag-bethlehem","10":"tag-bethlehem-headlines","11":"tag-bethlehem-news","12":"tag-bucky-boyle-park","13":"tag-community-revitalization","14":"tag-hibernia-park","15":"tag-love-your-block","16":"tag-mini-grants","17":"tag-neighborhood-pride","18":"tag-public-space-improvement","19":"tag-urban-greening","20":"tag-volunteer-efforts"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}