A New Chapter for Bingham Park: Greensboro’s Comprehensive Remediation Plan
Greensboro is embarking on an ambitious project to transform Bingham Park, a site previously built on an unregulated landfill in the 1970s, through a structured five-phase plan aimed at eliminating toxic waste. This park, once central to neighborhoods in East Greensboro, was closed to the public in 2024. Initially, there were plans to simply cap and cover the site, but following community feedback, the city has shifted to a complete remediation strategy.
“We have an opportunity to do something that hasn’t been done before,” stated Parks and Recreation Deputy Director Kobe Riley during a community meeting. “We can, in effect, right a historic wrong.”…