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Urban Forestry Dr. José Rizal Park Lewis Park The Jungle Cheasty Greenspace |
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Cheasty Greenspace |
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The Cheasty Greenspace provides 43 acres of woodland habitat. It is owned mostly by Parks and Recreation and SDOT. Finished in winter, 2005, the Cheasty Boulevard Improvement Project was funded by $1,000,000 from a Pro Parks Levy. An advisory team - Cheasty neighbors and other stakeholders - guided this large, important effort, providing pedestrian-friendly access to the east side of Beacon Hill's forest. The project created a pedestrian pathway, drainage, and landscaping. Cheasty Boulevard is part of the Olmstead Boulevard system, and serves as an entryway to Jefferson Park in the center of Beacon Hill. Another Olmstead legacy, the park is being realized by the Jefferson Park Alliance. A volunteer group regularly cleans the gravel pathway that was developed as part of the project, with individual neighbors taking on specific parts of the path. There is occasional illegal dumping, plus homeless camps can be found along trails. In 2006, the City buried an open trench used for human waste. EarthCorps has hosted several large volunteer projects along this slope, including Martin Luther King., Jr. Day, 2007, and a follow up event on August 18. Large events also took place on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 2008, and on April 14. A neighborhood group is now doing restoration work in the southern part of the greenspace, and another group is working on wetlands restoration near Othello. Neighbors have adopted a stairway on S. Hanford St., near Kimball Elementary, and are seeking grants to improve these steps by making them safe and more inviting. The improved stairs will also encourage pedestrian transit to the nearby Mount Baker light rail station. Full
Map of Cheasty Greenspace and Jefferson Park Cheasty Boulevard Improvements Pro Parks Project Information |
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