Junction Plaza Park development Pro Parks Project Information
NW corner 42nd Ave SW and SW Alaska St.
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PROJECT STATUS
EVENTS:
Public Meeting
Monday, October 5, 2009
6:30- 8 p.m.
Senior Center of West Seattle
4217 SW Oregon St.
Come see what will become of this space.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Gary Gibbons
800 Maynard Ave. S., 3rd Floor
Seattle, WA 98134
206-386-1511
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September 2009
Recent fund raising efforts by Seattle Parks Foundation and the West
Seattle Junction Association have been successful and Parks is moving
forward with the development of this site. A final public meeting is being
held on Monday, October 5, 2009 from 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Over 2008, Parks installed site improvements that include irrigation, new
lawn and a path for site circulation. In September 2005, the Seattle City
Council unanimously approved projects to be funded through the second
cycle of the Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund, including $200,000 for this
park development project.
Seattle Parks and Recreation has named this park Junction Plaza Park.
For more information, see the
press release.
Parks held two community meetings in fall 2007 to develop a schematic
design (see notes and image below).
The design is to provide both a destination and pass-through park in the
junction of the traditional business and the growing mixed use area to the
east. The design creates an open space geared toward encouraging casual
daily use for relaxing, eating or people watching, that can also be used
for Junction Association festivals like the West Seattle Festival and
intermittent programs.
The intersecting circles, buffered from the street by landscaping can be
intimate while being flexible enough to host small performances. The
circulation brings pedestrians into and through the park on there way to
businesses or parking.
The Seattle Design Commission reviewed the schematic design on Nov. 16.
Notes are available on the
Design Commission website.
The consultant will respond to their comments during the next phase of
design.
Parks will continue working with community members over the next few
months to raise additional funds to complete the project. Design work
should resume in March.
| LOCATION |
NW corner 42nd Ave SW and SW Alaska St.
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| BUDGET |
The Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund provides $200,000
for this park development project.
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| SCHEDULE |
Planning:2006
Design:2006
Construction:2009
Completion:2009
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