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Washington Park Arboretum: Pacific Connections (formerly South Entry/Madrona Terrace) Pro Parks Project Information

Location: South Entrance to Washington Park

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Andy Scheffer
800 Maynard Ave. S, #300
Seattle, WA 98134-1336
(206) 684-7041

andy.sheffer@seattle.gov

PROJECT STATUS

November 2007

The construction contract has been awarded to L.W. Sundstrom. The contractor is working diligently to construct the trail system in the Cascadia Garden. Watch this site for photo updates.

Environmental Documents
> DNS (PDF 273k)
> Determination of Non-Significance Analysis (PDF 104k)
> SEPA Checklist (PDF 202k)
> SEPA Appendices (PDF 5M)
> Figure 1: Vicinity Map (PDF 2M)
> Figure 2: Garden Sketch (PDF 3M)

LOCATION	South Entrance to Washington Park
BUDGET	The Pro Parks Levy provides $2,268,200 project costs of planning, design and construction for 3 Arboretum projects.
SCHEDULE	Planning:2004 - 2006 Design:2006 - 2007 Construction:2007 - 2008 Completion:05/01/2008

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The University of Washington, the City and the Arboretum Foundation are working together on three projects to implement the Arboretum master plan. The three projects include the Japanese Garden Entry Structure, the South Entry/Madrona Terrace Improvements and the Irrigation Mainline Project.

The Master Plan for �Renewing the Washington Park Arboretum� was adopted by the City and UW Regents in May 2001. The three identified projects are being funded by the Pro Parks Levy.

Design Development
A consultant team, led by the Portico Group, has completed design development on the Pacific Connections project. This refines the Schematic Design completed in February 2005.

This Master Plan project will improve approximately 12 acres at the southern entry to the Arboretum by renovating an existing rockery; developing several eco-geographic exhibits; establishing new trails; and constructing a 300-square-foot shelter and 30-space parking lot.

The UW, Arboretum Foundation and Parks have identified a first phase of construction that will begin in the summer of 2007.

Schematic Design Report (PDF 1M)

Pacific Rim Plant Collection Regions (PDF 1.5M)
Pacific Rim Collections Concept Diagram (PDF 92k)
Pacific Rim Collections Schematic Design (PDF 3.6M)
South Entry Shelter Perspective View (PDF 142k)
South Entry Shelter Poster (PDF 409k)
South Entry Interpretive Elements (PDF 595k)

Exhibits

Chile (PDF 712k)
New Zealand (PDF 738k)
Australia (PDF 785k)
China (PDF 792k)
So. Oregon / No. California (PDF 616k)

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COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Seattle Parks and Recreation, in coordination with the University of Washington and the Arboretum Foundation, has held several public meetings to gain input and refine designs for several propsed projects that implement the Arboretum Master Plan.

Open Houses
Open House #1 08/03/04
Open House #2 04/05/06

Public Meetings
Meeting #1 09/30/04
Meeting #2 11/22/04
Meeting #3 05/03/06 Meeting Notes (PDF)
Meeting #4 05/30/07 Pacific Connections Project Meeting Notes (PDF)

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