The Pioneer Park Coalition formed as a nonprofit with a mission to make Pioneer Park a safe and inviting place for the community. The coalition recognized that improving the park couldn’t happen without first understanding and addressing systemic challenges the Rio Grande neighborhood had been experiencing for decades.
The Pioneer Park Coalition and Salt Lake City contributed $950,000 towards creating a multi-use lawn and installing event and pedestrian lighting. As the Great Lawn will open in Spring 2019, the Coalition is currently collaborating with the Downtown Community Council, Downtown Alliance, City employees, and other stakeholders on redesigning the rest of the park and a public-private partnership proposal.
