Broadway Hill Park/
Capitol Hill Urban Center Village
Project Information

Location: Federal Ave E & E Republican St

Project Status

Fall 2012
The design development phase is complete. The first meeting was on February 27, 2012, the second on April 29. Presentation of the final design is being given twice to accommodate more people's schedules. See times under events at right or view the poster.

During Design Development, details such as specific sizes, materials, types of artwork, natural play, gardening and other details are worked out.

Using a Neighborhood Matching Fund award, the Friends of Fed-Rep Park hired Siteworkshop to work with the community in preparing a schematic design.

A preferred schematic has been prepared and is below. Friends of Fed-Rep Park won the $10,000 Build Your Block Challenge Award from Umpqua Bank. This will help with initial landscaping needs for the park.

Acquisition of this property, with funding from the Parks and Green Spaces Levy, was completed in July 2010.

Project Description

Development
The goal of the neighborhood project is to design and build a new neighborhood park that is welcoming for all neighbors.

The preferred schematic has been developed. It has a large lawn area, seating at a "front porch" area at the top of the site and on a seat wall alongside the sidewalk. There will be community gardening (as part of the p-Patch program), opportunities for natural play and for artwork.

Acquisition
Ordinance #123270 relating to the purchase of the property at Federal and Republican was passed by Seattle City Council on March 29, 2010.

This acquisition will help fill a need for open space in the Capitol Hill Urban Village area.

The Parks and Green Spaces Levy provides $24 million for the acquisition of neighborhood parks in up to 20 identified areas throughout the City. The Capitol Hill Residential Urban Village was included in that list.

Parks hosted a public meeting on February 23, 2010 to take comments on the proposed purchase of a 12,000 square foot property at the corner of Federal Ave E and E Republican St. (See the meeting notes below.)

Community Participation

Public Meeting 02/23/10

• Acquisition Meeting Notes

Public Meeting 05/02/11

• Development Workshop Agenda & Worksheet
• Group Comments
• Group Worksheets
• Presentation
• Design Options

Public Meeting/Open House 06/18/11

• Attendee Comment Pages

Public Meeting 02/27/12

• Meeting Notes

Public Meeting 04/29/12

• Agenda
• Meeting Notes

Important Links

• Seattle Parks and Recreation
• Parks & Green Spaces Levy
• Community Yahoo Group
• CHS Capitol Hill Seattle Blog

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