Cheasty at Mountain View Trail Plan

EVENTS: EARTH DAY Trail Building Work Party Saturday, April 23 10a.m.-2p.m. Registration begins at 9:45a.m. Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View Meet at 2809 S. Alaska Place 98108 (one block west of the Columbia City Light Rail Station) Gloves, tools and light refreshments provided. Please bring your own lunch, wear sturdy shoes and dress in warm layers. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Pam Kliment 800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98134 206-684-7556 pamela.kliment@seattle.gov

Earth Day Work Party Sign Meetings Poster in Somali Language Context Map First Meeting Input Select images to enlarge

Thanks to all who attended the three public meetings and sent your interests and suggestions in other ways. JohnsonSoutherland has compiled all the comments and suggestions about the concept plans into a final trail and trail access plan.

Cheasty Greenspace Trail Master Plan - Draft

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Friends of Cheasty Greenspace at Mountainview have submitted a Small and Simple Neighborhood Matching Fund application to build three trails from the plan and to continue design work on the other trails and the potential entrances from the street.

The project goal is to engage neighbors in a community planning process for creating a trail plan and beautified entrance to the Mountain View part of the Cheasty Greenspace. The entrance is located at the SW intersection of Columbia Way/Alaska St. and Mt. View Drive.

Another goal is to try to link the new Light Rail with the communities of Rainier Vista, Beacon Hill, Columbia City and Beacon Hill.

• Timeline

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Community Meeting #1 04/01/10

• Meeting Notes

Since 2008, volunteers have been hosting regular work parties to remove garbage, clear the ivy and blackberry and install native plants. Soon the official “Friends of” group was formed and partnered with the Green Seattle Partnership to welcome volunteers from all over the city to help restore this small urban forest.

Thanks to Dromen Digital for donating your professional services to create the poster.

The Friends met with neighborhood teenagers from ReWA to see what they thought about the forest. The teenagers felt that the Greenspace seemed unwelcoming and private.

Please contact mdejong@spu.edu to become involved in the next steps.  For more information, please see http://cheastymtview.com/

IMPORTANT LINKS

• Seattle Parks and Recreation
• Parks Neighborhood Matching Fund Projects
• Seattle Department of Neighborhoods - NMF Overview
• Cheasty Vegetation Management Plan
• Green Seattle Partnership
• Friends of Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View
• Refugee Women’s Alliance