Current Neighborhood Projects

The Park CommUNITY Fund advances park equity in Seattle through a community-led funding process. The fund invests in large and small capital projects using participatory budgeting and equitable grant-making practices. Seattle Park District has allocated $14.8 million to the Park CommUNITY Fund for investment in Seattle communities between 2023 and 2028.

Every six years, Seattle Parks and Recreation updates its Parks and Open Space Plan to maintain the City’s eligibility for state grants that will help realize outdoor recreation development and open space acquisition projects. The plan serves as an opportunity for Seattle Parks and Recreation to align its acquisition and capital development program with the department’s strategic priorities. Our intention is that this plan will build off of the engagement and strategic planning that Seattle Parks and Recreation has been engaged in since 2019.

The 2016 Community Center Strategic plan named eight community centers for major maintenance projects focused on extending the life of these facilities and increasing programming potential. The eight centers are listed below. Each link brings you to more information about that center's project.

This page contains a list of athletic fields we will be working on over the next couple years. As part of our asset management plan the turf playfields are renovated every 10 to 12 years for safety reasons. These projects may be for new synthetic turf and synthetic turf replacement projects, lighting replacement with the highest quality energy-efficient field lighting, or irrigation and drainage repair/replacement and natural turf restoration at grass athletic fields. Many projects will also improve the accessibility to the field in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

In coordination with a new funding partner, Seattle Parks and Recreation is excited to proceed with a second round of four additional outdoor exercise equipment locations. The installations are incorporated into capital improvement projects with construction scheduled to be completed between winter 2017 and spring 2019.

Please join us as we launch a full, inclusive public engagement process and conversation about the future park design and intent.

This project will develop this space acquired by Seattle Parks and Recreation in 2014. The design will incorporate accessibility in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as the intent to develop green space in identified gaps throughout the city. Use is restricted to low impact, passive recreation and impervious surfacing shall be limited to 15% or less.

This Seattle Park District project was funded to provide the community access to open space within high density urban areas across the city.

Seattle Parks and Recreation is renovating Ballard Playfield to add new synthetic turf baseball infields, replant outfield athletic field turf, retrofit, repair, and renovate existing field facilities including under-drainage, irrigation, and asphalt paving and more.

Create a schematic design for improvements at Be'er Sheva Park. Possible improvements to the park's lakeside end of the S. Henderson Street corridor include greater shoreline access, walkways, and art installations. The Rainier Beach Link2Lake Open Space Steering Committee has hired a landscape architect to facilitate the community engagement process, develop the schematic design and investigate feasibility and permitting requirements.

This play area project will replace the play equipment and provide seating. This includes replacing the drinking fountain and accessibility improvements in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

This project will replace the play area equipment and renovate the existing public restroom with the goal of bringing these amenities up to current safety and accessibility standards. Accessibility for all is a value of Seattle Parks and Recreation. In addition, the project will make other site accessibility improvements that meet the standards from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

This is a One Seattle effort to provide northwest Seattle with open space with public art and a new reservoir. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is building a new drinking water reservoir.

This project will replace the existing play area and make accessibility improvements. All improvements will meet accessibility requirements.

Repair trail at prioritized sites as determined by 2015 condition assessment currently under way in collaboration with Seattle Department of Transportation.

This project will replace the Carkeek Park Railroad Overpass Pedestrian Bridge, which was originally built in 1955. This bridge creates a connection between the rest of Carkeek Park and the beach on the western side of the railroad tracks.

This project will replace the existing play area and make accessibility improvements to the pathway from the parking lot to the play area.

The current development project will add much needed public green space to the busy Madison corridor, link the Central District and Capitol Hill, represent the community through design and the namesake history and beautify what is currently an empty lot.

The Cheasty Mountain Bike and Pedestrian Trail Pilot is a community-driven project that is years in the making. The project provides recreational opportunities for families and neighbors to access nature through our urban park greenspaces.

The City Hall Park area is a collection of public spaces in Pioneer Square, including City Hall Park (downtown Seattle’s second largest green space), Prefontaine Place (a key entrance to the Sound Transit Pioneer Square light rail station), and portion of 3rd Avenue.

This project replaces existing play equipment with equipment that is accessible to children of all abilities. Additionally, site accessibility improvements that meet the standards from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be made.

Seattle Parks and Recreation is proposing to make ADA improvements at the Environmental Learning Center. This project corrects approximately 160 documented barriers to accessibility on the Seattle Barrier Removal Schedule.

The goal of this project is to design park improvements through grassroots community engagement efforts with careful consideration for contextual and cultural factors.

One of the Seattle Park District Maintaining Parks and Facilities funding initiatives is Improving Dog Off Leash Areas. This initiative will improve existing off-leash areas through increased maintenance and updates to aging infrastructure.

This project renovates two existing, failing boat ramps. Work includes demolition of existing concrete abutment, pile driving and installation of steel piles, installation of new concrete abutment, procuring and installation of concrete floating docks and hardware.

Recent public planning through the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition's Healthy Communities program (2013) and Seattle Parks Foundation's South Park Green Spaces Vision Plan (2014) have identified Duwamish Waterway Park as a key open space in the community in need of improvement. There is a strong interest from the community to create more amenities to draw people to the park.

This expansion is an opportunity to improve Duwamish Waterway Park, increase access to the waterfront and create a River Walk of connected open spaces along the Duwamish River, and to build community-supportive spaces currently lacking in the neighborhood.

This project will replace the existing play equipment and review and replace the trees and other assets as necessary inside the play area enclosure. The surrounding paving and walks connecting to the play area will be renovated to meet current accessibility standards.

The Washington State Convention Center Expansion Project is providing $10 million in funding to repair, restore and enhance Freeway Park. This funding is part of the public benefit package associated with the Convention Center expansion. These improvements at Freeway Park will be based on the Finding Freeway Park concept plan which identifies areas of focus, and on community input.

This community-led full renovation project will address the unfinished portion of the 2005 Garfield Super Block Master Plan: grounds improvements within the park to strengthen site use and activity, and a "Legacy and Promise Promenade" which integrates arts and amenities to reflect the cultural diversity and rich history of Seattle's Central District.

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).

This project will renovate the play area equipment and replace the existing public restroom structure to meet current safety and accessibility standards.

This project will replace the aging synthetic turf at Genesee Playfields 1 & 2. The project will include the removal of the old ‘worn out’ synthetic turf and address any structural repairs to curbing, sub-subsurface, and drainage.

Seattle Parks and Recreation is working with other City departments to build a new off-leash area at the Georgetown Flume site.

These repairs include a crucial roof repair and replacement of the pool pump which will lengthen the life of this facility. SPR is still aware that a longer-term plan for the recreation needs of Green Lake and surrounding neighborhoods will need to be addressed as this facility continues to age.

Join SPR staff for a discussion on use guidelines for the Green Lake Park Inner Loop. During the pandemic, SPR prohibited the use of most wheels on this shared path, and we are now preparing to update guidelines for the future.

In 2017, with funding from the Major Projects Challenge Fund and in partnership with the Rowing Advisory Council, Seattle Parks and Recreation hired Schact Aslani Architects to undertake a pre-design feasibility study to look at options for improving the Small Craft Center. The study is complete and the project is currently funded through the first phase of design.

Juvenile salmonids access the shallow saltwater marsh at Herring’s House Park on the Lower Duwamish, but it may not be accessible at all tidal elevations and/or the access point to the marsh may be too narrow to attract significant use by large numbers of juveniles as they out-migrate. The consultant will prepare a feasibility study outlining the issues and opportunities at the site and prepare up to three alternative design concepts to provide better access for juvenile salmonids to the marsh. A preferred concept will be selected.

This project relocates the play area from the north end of the park to the grass area just south of the wading pool closer to the community center. This includes providing new play equipment and improved visibility and access at the new play area and restoring the site of the old play area.

Renovation of existing park and development of park on land acquired with 2000 Pro Parks Levy.

This project will develop a play area within the existing Hubbard Homestead Park. The goal is to provide playground equipment which will include play elements and access for children of all ages and abilities. Improvements will include fall surfacing, seating, storm water mitigation and limited landscape improvements.

Hutchinson Playground will undergo a complete park renovation. This project includes a new playground, resurfaced sport courts, basketball court resurfacing, ballfield repair, and access improvements to meet accessibility standards and improve safety.

The I-5 Colonnade Pump Track project is community-driven and led by the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance to modernize the Tqalu Skills Zone section of the existing mountain bike park.

Seattle Parks and Recreation is installing new netting on holes 11 and 12 at Jefferson Park Golf Course to reduce golf balls travelling out of the park.

This project will renovate both restrooms at Judkins Park, improve accessibility and circulation of the Central Park Trail pathway, and renovate the Judkins Playground to meet current safety and accessibility standards.

The 2012 Kubota Garden Strategic Plan Update, approved by Seattle Parks and Recreation, identifies the need to complete the enclosure of the garden. This would better secure and protect the garden and help to accommodate the over 65,000 visitors annually to the garden.

Lake City Community Center closed after being significantly damaged by a fire. Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) understands the importance of programming and services that this center provides the community. SPR is working to relocate services in tandem with planning for a new Lake City Community Center facility.

Seattle Parks and Recreation is partnering with Seattle Public Utilities and the non-profit Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group to develop a floodplain reconnection project benefiting water quality, in-stream, and riparian habitat, managing on-site stormwater, and creating an accessible natural area for the Lake City community, a heavily urbanized and underserved area.

In partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation and the community, Seattle Parks and Recreation is leading and managing the implementation of improvements to Lake Washington Boulevard to help promote pedestrian and bicycle uses and increase safety for everyone that visits and travels along Lake Washington Boulevard.

This improvement project is funded by the Seattle Park District. The play area renovation will update play equipment with play structures accessible to children of all ages and abilities. Additionally, accessibility improvements that meet the standards from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be made throughout the play area.

This project will convert an unused tennis court into pickleball courts. The courts will be striped for 6 courts.

This project will complete the redevelopment of Little Brook Park including an updated play area, picnic tables and seating, covered gathering area, creek boardwalk, community garden, and restroom.

Seattle Parks and Recreation purchased this .27 acre site in 2013 to provide the community access to open space within this high density urban area. The Seattle Park District funds the development of this parcel into a park. Seattle Parks and Recreation will work with the community to develop a design for the park.

This project's scope is to replace the old wooden bridge that failed in the Fall of 2020 with a new steel truss bridge that will last much longer and be easier to maintain.

This project will renovate and enhance the beach play area to engage children in natural play with sand, water, driftwood, rocks and vegetation. Additionally, the project will enhance safety and improve play area accessibility in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

This project will replace the play equipment and redesign or repurpose the sand box area to allow more space for play equipment. Pathway paving will be selectively replaced to ensure an accessible route to and through the play area.

Since the early 1990s several master plans were developed for the park and surplus navy properties. However, none of these plans took a comprehensive look at the roads, streets, paths and how people entered and moved around the park. SPR is in the process of studying and making suggested improvements for park circulation, comfort stations, and signage/wayfinding.

This improvement project consists of four elements. The play area improvements, restroom construction, and demolition of a damaged restroom are fully funded. A conceptual design for a new splashpad is also part of the project.

This renovation project includes improvements to the athletic playfields, play area, and improves accessible routes of travel to the restroom, field dugouts, play area, and parking lot in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. The project details include new equipment for the play area; new drainage, irrigation, grass playing surface, and backstops for the playfields; ADA access to parking, comfort station, and play area.

This project will develop the park, which includes the Marra Farm, Seattle's largest site for urban gardening, in accordance with the Long Range Development Plan.

The project will replace the existing timber retaining walls, wood stairs and wooden light poles/standards that have all reached the end of their usefulness.

This play area project will replace the play equipment, making accessibility improvements for the route from the main parking area and in the restroom in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

In 2014, Seattle Parks and Recreation purchased the .47-acre property at 6311 California Ave SW, north of Morgan Junction Park, to expand the park and provide additional open space for this high-density neighborhood. The design will incorporate accessibility in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and additional park elements will be incorporated after gathering public input.

A number of projects will be completed throughout Mount Baker Park.

This Seattle Park District project will create a new neighborhood park. It was funded to provide the community access to open space within this high density urban neighborhood.

The Carving House will provide insight into distinctive varieties of Native American culture and be a place where Native carvers are safe and the public is welcome. The Shed will include a living roof and the beach will have a carved Welcome Figure.

Seattle Parks and Recreation's Olmsted Parks and Boulevards Restoration project will provide restoration projects in 10 different Olmsted parks or boulevards around the city. A study conducted in 2018 looked at 10 different sites to assess existing conditions, research historical design intent and determine restoration feasibility. The restoration projects begin in 2020 and are prioritized based upon community feedback and funding availability.

The purpose of this study is to build upon the recommendations of the 2019 Pickleball Pilot Study and guide the development, selection and operation of outdoor pickleball and dual-striped tennis-pickleball courts in Seattle parks.

The purpose of this project is to renovate the playground at Burke-Gilman Playground Park into a play space that specializes in nature-based play for children of all abilities.

In response to requests for inspection and recent tree failures, Seattle Parks and Recreation's Urban Forestry Unit has identified twenty-five trees that necessitate removal along Queen Anne Boulevard. Many have died or become structurally unsound due to decay organisms, and need to be addressed immediately. These trees are creating a hazard for park users or adjacent property owners. Only trees that are untenable to retain are being recommended for removal.

This project is a Neighborhood Matching Fund Community Project including a feasibility study, conceptual design, and cost estimate for a new skateboard park at Rainier Beach Playfield. The design will naturally integrate skateboarding into the surrounding landscape and feature a mix of street and transition-style terrain, with elements for all age groups and ability levels.

This project will replace the existing play area and make accessibility improvements to the pathway from the park entrance. All improvements will meet accessibility and stormwater requirements.

This program is intended to satisfy the Park District Investment Initiative 2.6: Fund the renewal of existing P-Patch gardens, update aging garden infrastructure, increase accessibility, and expand essential services. This initiative fosters community building and recognizes both the importance of P-Patches as community spaces and the support needed to sustain them for everyone, including underserved and underrepresented communities. $85,000 is provided for the plan and $200,000 is provided each year for construction.

The goal of this project is to renovate the existing play area space, including new play equipment, ADA improvements, benches, and seating options. Renovated elements will meet current safety and accessibility standards. Please take our survey!

Phase 1 of this project is moving forward after it had been put on hold as a result of the covid pandemic. Phase 1 improvements include an open lawn area, playfield drainage and irrigation infrastructure to make the current field more playable, picnic perch, off-leash area and bioretention basin.

This project includes installation of synthetic field surfacing, lighting, ADA access and site improvements for the lower playfield. Seattle Parks and Recreation is investing in state-of-the-art synthetic turf systems that are safe, playable and durable. Additionally, we are investing in the highest quality energy-efficient field lighting which minimizes spill light and glare off the field while providing performance recreational light. The project will improve the accessibility to the field in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

To better serve a diverse and rapidly growing community, Seattle Parks and Recreation will open a new community center in the South Lake Union neighborhood that we are currently calling the South Lake Union Community Center. It will be a private-public partnership project as the Community Center will be located within a private development project but operated by Seattle Parks and Recreation.

This Seattle Park District project will replace playground equipment which will include play elements and access for children of all ages and abilities.

Seattle Parks and Recreation purchased this .83 acre site in 2014 to provide the South Park community access to open space within this high density urban area. The Seattle Park District funds the development of this parcel into a park. Seattle Parks and Recreation will work with the community to develop a design for the park. Please participate in the public process as we work together to design your park spaces.

This project will replace the play equipment for both younger and older children. Pathway paving will be selectively replaced to ensure an accessible route to and through the play area.

Renovate the street-end pocket park located on the eastern shore of Lake Union with goals to:Maintain the waterfront recreational use and character of the small, green pocket park serving the Eastlake neighborhood, enhance the park features with more durable materials, improve accessibility, and incorporate shoreline restoration, as appropriate.

The Ursula Judkins's viewpoint project will provide upgrades to the parking area, a walking path, improved overlook areas, restored meadows and invasive species management to the existing park and viewpoint.

As included in the Parks and Green Spaces Levy language improvements to the park will include improvements to public safety including but not limited to improving sight lines into the park, renovating seating, renovating the former children's play area, improving and expanding lighting, and upgrading landscaping

This project will replace the existing play area and make accessibility improvements to the pathway from the park entrance. All improvements will meet accessibility and stormwater requirements.

This project will replace the existing play equipment with new equipment that meets current safety and accessibility standards. All improvements will be compliant with the standards from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The Friends of Arboretum Creek (FOAC) are working to reunite clean, year-round water sources with Arboretum Creek. In 2018, with support from an initial King County grant, FOAC determined the water quality in Alder and Alley Creeks is clean and available to be reunited with Arboretum Creek. Currently, this clean water is routed into the King County Sewer, which reduces needed system capacity. This project will engage the neighborhood community in fundraising for design, additional studies, restoration and outreach.

Seattle Parks and Recreation has secured grant funding to enhance and preserve the Arboretum Waterfront Trail and waterfront access. Thank you to the over 1200 people that participated in our online survey for the Waterfront trail and helped to secure this funding. Please see survey results below.

This Washington Park Arboretum Masterplan Project, Woodland Meadow, reimagines the current Crabapple Meadow, the site of the former field nursery for the Arboretum.

Seattle Parks and Recreation purchased this .33 acres in 2014 to provide the community access to open space. Seattle Parks and Recreation will work with the community to develop a design for the park. Please participate in the public process as we work together to design your park.

Seattle Parks and Recreation purchased .38 acres in 2012 to provide the community access to open space within high density urban areas across the city. The Seattle Park District funds the development of this parcel into a park. The design will incorporate accessibility in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and additional park elements will be incorporated after gathering public input. Please participate in the public process as we work together to design your park spaces.