Roxhill Play Area & Skatespot
Parks and Green Spaces Levy
Project Information

Location: 2850 SW Roxbury St (Corner of SW Barton St and 29th Ave SW)

Project Status

Thank you Seattle! This project is complete.
Thank you to the community for turning out and celebrating this fabulous new park and skatepark on April 20, 2013.

We appreciate your input during planning, your incredible support and hard work during the community build project, and your support of the Levy.

Parks issued the Notice to Proceed for this project on September 10, 2012 to Grindline Construction. The contractor started work which included the demolition of the old play area and the beginning of the skatepark.

A community build event for the play area took place at the beginning of November. The West Seattle community rallied to build the new castle play area. The volunteer and community support was incredible. To learn more about the community build project visit
Roxhill Castle or email roxhillcastle@gmail.com.

Seattle Parks has hosted five public meetings for these combined projects and presented the skatepark designs for review by the Seattle Design Commission. Parks in-house landscape architects are the designers of the play area and California Skate Parks is designing the skatespot with Parks Landscape Architects working on all grading and drainage.

Parks collected additional input on the projects through email comments received up until the end of October 2011.

The community provided input on both designs. Please see notes below.

Project Description

This project will provide for the renovation of the play area which includes improved play equipment and access improvements. Additionally, the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy contributes funding to the design and construction of a new skatespot at this park.

The scope of this project brings the play area into compliance with current play area safety standards and guideline efforts of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as well as meets the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Community Participation

Public Meeting #1  8/10/11

• Agenda
• Meeting Notes

Public Meeting #2  10/12/11 (Skatespot Only)

• Agenda
• Meeting Notes

Public Meeting #3  10/17/11 (Play Area Only)

• Meeting Notes

Public Meeting #4  11/14/11 (Skatespot Only)

• Agenda
• Meeting Notes
• Presentation

Public Meeting #5  11/30/11 (Play Area Only)

• Meeting Notes

Important Links

• Seattle Parks & Recreation
• Parks and Green Spaces Levy
• Citywide Skatepark Plan
• Pro Parks Improvements at Roxhill

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