Junction Plaza Park development Pro Parks Project Information
NW corner 42nd Ave SW and SW Alaska St.
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PROJECT STATUS
EVENTS:
Seattle Parks and Recreation has named this park Junction Plaza Park. For more information, see the press release.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Gary Gibbons
800 Maynard Ave. S., 3rd Floor
Seattle, WA 98134
206-386-1511
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April 2009
Parks installed site improvements that include irrigation, new lawn
and a path for site circulation. Following this process, more fund
raising efforts are underway with Seattle Parks Foundation and the
West Seattle Junction Association.
The community is assisting to move this project closer to completion
by volunteering, contributing cash as donations, and offering a
variety useful materials for the project. These efforts continue
as the Junction Plaza Association and concerned citizens near the
funding goals for the project.
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.
Parks has 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 commnity 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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