SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION
Connections FALL 2015
Occidental Park: A Place for All On a sunny weekday in August, strains of classical piano music drift across Occidental Park in Pioneer Square. A group of elderly women sip coffee at bright blue tables while a man practices tai chi under the shade of maple trees. Tourists snap photos in front of the neighborhood’s trademark ivy-covered brick buildings, and two chess players study their moves while laborers sit and chat during their lunch break. Smokers on the periphery of the park watch a pingpong game, and local professionals pass through on their way to nearby food trucks. Artists sit sketching and carving, while children build towers of oversize foam blocks and play foosball. There is scarcely an empty seat in the park. Not long ago, visitors would have come upon an entirely different scene. When Al Taliaferro arrived at the park after losing his housing two years ago, he was taken aback. “I came here because in the ’80s I saw this park in National Geographic magazine, and it said that this park had art, and it had benches. But when I got here, the whole place was changed. Addicts, alcoholics, people on the run, all of that was right here.” Drug dealing and crime kept many Seattleites from using the park; meanwhile, residents with housing troubles and mental illness had few other places to go. Jeff Lilley, president of Union Gospel Mission, notes that the Pioneer Square neighborhood hosts a concentration of vulnerable citizens because of its proximity to Harborview Medical Center, King County Jail, bus and train stations, social service providers, and Housing First units.
A summer afternoon in a transformed Occidental Park. Photo courtesy of Downtown Seattle Association
Leslie Smith of the Alliance for Pioneer Square points out that the problems in the park weren’t actually caused by the street population or the people living in the missions. “This is their park and their public space too,” she says. “This was really about a criminal element that had taken over this park.” Today, that element has been displaced. The park activation plan unfolding here, mirrored at Westlake Park to the north, is the product of a public-private collaboration involving the Downtown Seattle Association, Metropolitan Improvement District, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Alliance for Pioneer Square, Friends of Waterfront Seattle, and Seattle Parks Foundation. continued next page
Occidental Park: A Place for All (from front page) By making the park more functional for a diverse population of park patrons, the partnership is creating a vital and welcoming space.
“I want this to be a cultural zone. I invite everyone else to bring their talent, out of their homes, those people who’ve got nowhere else to go, sit round in this park, find your talents, and raise yourself up.” —AL TALIAFERRO
By all accounts, it’s been a huge success. Smith says the activation plan—including seating, games, and activities—has “exceeded expectations” this summer, and she’s already thinking about ways to keep the park welcoming and well used during the winter months. Members of Seattle’s homeless, formerly homeless, and transient communities are active in the new creative and conversational culture at Occidental Park. Inspired by park regulars like Al Taliaferro, other Seattleites who are struggling to get by are using the park to create art, play music, rest peacefully, and connect with others. “I want this to be a cultural zone,” says Taliaferro, gesturing across the park. “I invite everyone else to bring their talent, out of their homes, those people who’ve got nowhere else to go, sit round in this park, find your talents, and raise yourself up.” He and other regulars act as informal stewards, discouraging potential troublemakers and maintaining the vibrant atmosphere of the park.
Jeff Lilley agrees that long-term park users are crucial to maintaining this shift at Occidental Park, a responsibility that other Seattle residents share. He gestures to the pianist who has been playing all morning. “You think about what Don does to this park. He becomes a patron. If you come to the park tomorrow and see Don playing, you can greet him by name, join him, offer him a cup of coffee.” In the long run, these moments of personal connection will be just as significant as the new tables and chairs in maintaining Occidental Park as a place for all.
From Scary Trail to Happy Trail The 8th Avenue trail is a vital link for pedestrians and cyclists traveling between the two sides of the South Park neighborhood, which is bisected by the 99/509 highway. It is especially important for families on the less populated west side to get to the neighborhood’s only elementary school and to the local branch library, community center, neighborhood center, 14th Avenue business district, food bank, and Sea Mar Community Health Center. But after years of neglect, the trail was overrun with weeds, trash, and graffiti. It attracted homeless campers and drugrelated activity. Crime along the trail led many neighbors to avoid it altogether. Some opted to brave the dangerous arterial crossings instead—sometimes with tragic results, such as when a local student was killed in a hit-and-run accident in 2013.
Carmen Martinez and Duwamish Valley Youth Corps, along with scores of other community members, decided to take action and transform what had become known as the Scary Trail into the Happy Trail.
Neighborhood kids line up for a bike and pedestrian parade to celebrate the transformed 8th Avenue trail. Photo: Tom Reese
The stalwart volunteers removed five dump truck loads of debris from the site, cleared invasive plants, replaced topsoil, added mulch and native plants, and adorned the fence along the trail with beautiful yarn flowers. In August, the community celebrated with a parade, featuring decorated bikes and mariachi music.
Community-Led Planning for a New Amphitheater at Volunteer Park
Above: Visitors gather in front of the old amphitheater at Volunteer Park Trust’s Summer Picnic. Right: A family enjoying the entertainment at the Summer Picnic Photos: Renata Steiner (www.nataworry.com)
The Volunteer Park Trust has worked with hundreds of community members over the past three years to restore the beloved Olmsted-designed Volunteer Park to its former glory. The effort has expanded to include replacing the dilapidated performance stage. The stage is used for dozens of performances, festivals, and community celebrations throughout the year. The current brick shell, built in 1971, is in poor condition and suffers from bad acoustics, inadequate backstage space, and lack of weather protection. The Trust has contracted with Owen Richards Architects and the Walker Macy landscape architecture firm to generate a community vision for a new stage and amphitheater. The design phase of the project is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2016.
The Power of Partnership A partnership between Seattle Parks and Recreation, The Trust for Public Land, MOMentum, and Seattle Parks Foundation is installing four Fitness Zones around the city—and offering 19,000 people a place to exercise within a 10-minute walk from home. The Fitness Zones will be located in Powell Barnett Park in the Central District, Delridge Community Center in West Seattle, Van Asselt Community Center in Beacon Hill, and Hiawatha Community Center in West Seattle. Each zone will be equipped with top-quality exercise equipment that is appropriate for teens and adults of all fitness levels. The zones are weather- and vandal-resistant and offer a fun and social environment for physical activity. Working out in a new Fitness Zone. Photo: Trust for Public Land.
The first two Fitness Zones, at Powell Barnett Park in the Central District and the Delridge Community Center in West Seattle, will open in early 2016.
A Symbol of Friendship in Seward Park For 50 years, a 26-foot-tall Japanese gate greeted visitors to Seward Park. Built in 1934 by Seattle’s Japanese American community for the International Potlatch celebration, the torii stood in Seward Park until the mid-1980s, when age and decay necessitated its removal. At a cherry tree–planting ceremony for the park’s centennial celebration in 2011, the Friends of Seward Park began discussing the idea of building a new torii. Those of Japanese descent recalled the old torii from visits with grandparents to “Sewado Paku” after World War II; others remembered the torii as their destination on Bicycle Sundays or as the backdrop of the Rainier District Pow-Wow for 50 years. In Japan, torii mark the entrance to Shinto shrines, serving as a portal into a sacred space. The columns support two crosspieces above a pathway. In the United States, torii are usually built as symbols of friendship and cultural exchange between Japan and America, and are found in gardens and parks rather than shrines.
Above: Outside the original Torii Gate in 1953. Photo: Donald S. Taniguichi
The torii’s symbolism of intercultural friendship is even more appropriate today, when the community around the park is among the most ethnically diverse in the nation. Joey Manson, director of the Seward Park Audubon Center, notes that a torii “is literally a ‘bird perch,’ a place that invites us to look around and take notice, and a place for our aspirations to take flight.” Working with the landscape architects Murase Associates and the design/build firm Takumi Company, the Friends solicited public input for a new torii design. Rather than favoring a replica of the original torii, the community opted for a design that synthesizes traditional torii elements and natural materials to complement the beauty of the park’s old growth forest. The new torii will have granite columns supporting crosspieces of red cedar over an ADA-accessible trail.
Left: Plans for a rebuilt Seward Park Torii. Rendering:. Ted Weinberg / Friends of Seward Park Torii
Mount Baker Town Center:
Connecting a Community Across 10 Lanes How can a city transform a blighted, traffic-dominated area around a transit center into a welcoming, thriving, and accessible town center? It’s a tall order, but it’s a challenge enthusiastically taken up by the Friends of Mount Baker Town Center. The City of Seattle created an opportunity in 2014 when it rezoned the area around the Mount Baker Transit Center to allow buildings up to 125 feet tall. The aim was to encourage residential density and mixed-use development. The rezoning spurred community members to form the Friends of Mount Baker Town Center to work with the city in creating a neighborhood park. The park will address a gap in open space identified by the City’s Parks Gap Analysis and will reconnect the historic Olmsted boulevard system that runs from Beacon Hill to Lake Washington Boulevard.
Transforming a blighted area into a community hub.
“No one was really speaking up for this important component in the North Rainier Urban Village,” says Talis Abolins, chair of the Friends of Mount Baker Town Center. “If we’re going to be focusing on families and encouraging development in this rezone area, we want to make sure it’s truly livable.”
“If we’re going to be focusing on families and encouraging development in this rezone area, we want to make sure it’s truly livable.”
—TALIS ABOLINS, Chair of the Friends of Mount Baker Town Center
For the Friends, affordable housing, transit, and welcoming public spaces are all necessary components of a successful neighborhood. “There are several issues at play with the area around the Mount Baker transit station,” says David Cutler, former chair of the Seattle Planning Commission, which works to enhance the quality of life in the city. “It’s dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists, and it’s a tough environment for new businesses to grow. The area desperately needs economic development while also balancing affordability.” At the heart of the problem is the dangerous 10-lane intersection of Rainier Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Way—“ground zero of problem issues for that area,” according to Cutler. The Friends are advocating for a safe crossing that is accessible to a range of users, including residents, shoppers, bicyclists, transit users, disabled people, and students.
“One of the strengths of the North Rainier Urban Village is diversity,” notes Abolins. “It’s one of the more diverse areas in the country, and so it’s got tremendous potential as an area to build all levels of housing and businesses as well. It’s very underdeveloped, and that’s a strength. It’s a blank slate. We can really create a town center from scratch.”
New Green Space in the Heart of the City At the 11th hour, a remarkable coalition of public and private funders capped off the campaign for Yesler Terrace Park, which will be the centerpiece of the rapidly changing Yesler neighborhood. Under the leadership of Seattle Housing Authority, the redevelopment of Yesler Terrace into a dense mixed-income, mixed-use neighborhood will include three pocket parks, a Green Loop that incorporates walkways and exercise stations, a hillclimb connecting Yesler Terrace to Little Saigon, and a central pedestrian pathway between the hillclimb and Harborview Medical Center.
A new stairway will connect Yesler Terrace Park to Little Saigon. Rendering: GGLO
Seattle Housing Authority is also working with the Washington State Department of Transportation to explore creative uses for the unused freeway right-of-way between Yesler and I-5, including an urban farm. It would be one of the only urban farms in the heart of a city.
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Melrose Promenade In 2010, Capitol Hill resident Mike Kent walked the mile-long Melrose Avenue, a charmless corridor overlooking I-5 that many consider a casualty of the freeway’s construction in 1967. With an uninviting green space on the north end and a thriving business district to the south, including Melrose Market, the street is mostly distinguished by parked cars, bicycle commuters, and broken glass from auto break-ins. Melrose Promenade’s redesign will transform the street into a landscaped corridor. Rendering courtesy of Melrose Promenade (melrosepromenade.com)
But Kent saw an opportunity to create a safe and inviting public space—a beautiful Melrose Promenade that takes advantage of some of the best views in the city. He gradually built community support, which has led to a preliminary design by Berger Partnership that envisions a complete transformation of the streetscape. Melrose Promenade advocates—including neighborhood businesses and organizations such as Sustainable Capitol Hill, Central Seattle Greenways, and the Capitol Hill Community Council—have raised more than $200,000 for pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements and art installations. Neighborhood restaurant Mamnoon is sponsoring a “streatery”—a mini-park and sidewalk café—on Melrose between Pike and Pine Streets. “It takes time—and a lot of community support,” says Kent. “But the opportunity is exciting to so many people, we can’t help but succeed.”
Yesler Swamp Update Located on the northeast shore of Union Bay, Yesler Swamp is where Seattle pioneer Henry Yesler built his sawmill in 1892. It is one of the last remaining swamps in Seattle, and thanks to the tireless restoration efforts of Friends of Yesler Swamp, it is now thriving with native trees and shrubs and more than 100 species of birds, including ducks, blue heron, coots, and bald eagles. The Friends are also spearheading construction of trails and a boardwalk through the swamp. Slated for completion in January 2016, the trails will provide year-round public access to nature and wildlife for people of all ages and abilities. Middle East Peace Camp participants help out with restoration work at Yesler Swamp. Photo: Carolyn Foster, Friends of Yesler Swamp
Seattle’s New Park District: Investing for Equity Seattle’s verdant, postcard-worthy parks are among its most valuable assets. But these beloved green spaces are unevenly distributed, with some neighborhoods lacking the kinds of open spaces that help make other areas of the city so livable. It’s an inequity recognized by Seattle Parks and Recreation as well as Mayor Ed Murray. For these leaders, looking at parks through a racial and social justice lens is integral to park planning. Last year, Mayor Murray issued an executive order affirming the City’s commitment to its Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI), which aims to eliminate racial disparities and achieve racial equity in Seattle. The executive order also called for expanding RSJI’s work to “include measurable outcomes, greater accountability, and community-wide efforts to achieve racial equity in our community.”
“When it comes to park space, green space, and connectors, high priority should be placed on South Park.”
The RSJI perspective can influence new park space acquisition as well as the delivery of park programs. This is especially important in low-income communities such as South Park. Dagmar Cronn, a South Park resident and neighborhood advocate, sees an urgent need to improve the quality of life in her corner of South Seattle. South Park has only 45 square feet of park space per resident, compared to more than 400 square feet per resident for the city as a whole. “When it comes to park space, green space, and connectors, high priority should be placed on South Park,” she says.
– DAGMAR CRONN, South Park neighborhood advocate
Cronn says it all comes down to equality versus equity. “When you have people that for historical reasons are not on the same playing field, and you give everybody equal amounts of the resources, all that does is perpetuate the inequity,” she says. “In order to reach a more equitable point in the future, you have to put more resources into catching up those areas that historically aren’t on the level playing field. It doesn’t matter what measure you use for South Park, you find these egregious inequities.” Cronn is working hard to solve this problem. She advocated for South Park Plaza, a site alongside the new South Park Bridge spanning the Duwamish River. The plaza will be developed, along with 13 other land-banked park sites around the city, with Seattle Park District funding approved by voters in 2014. The Parks Legacy Plan, which guides spending priorities for the Park District, provides opportunities to shift thinking and start making improvements in line with RSJI principles, says Charles Ng, a Seattle Parks and Recreation manager. “About 75 to 85 percent of the Parks Legacy Plan has RSJI values and equitable outcomes, which we were very glad to see.”
Mayor Ed Murray signing an executive order in 2014 to expand the Race and Social Justice Initiative. Photo: City of Seattle
Ng has been dedicated to making sure the city reduces barriers faced by underserved communities when it comes to parks and park programs. That means going into neighborhoods and talking with community members about “what they’d like to see in Parks and Recreation, what types of programs and services they need, and what kind of barriers they’re experiencing,” he says. Ng learned that parks and community centers need to provide more culturally relevant programs and scholarships for those who can’t afford program fees. The equitable delivery of programs is also a focus for Parks Superintendent Jesús Aguirre. “I think we’ve created a challenging situation for ourselves where we’re charging fees for everything,” he says. “As we do that, we really create a lot of inequity and we cut off access to some of the folks we’re trying to serve. That’s really at the forefront of what I’m trying to think through: How do we address the needs of all our communities?” This means making some difficult decisions about how the parks department uses its limited resources, says Aguirre. “As we approach our job, there are going to be some communities that need more. And as we do that, there are going to be some places that are going to get less. And that’s a really tough thing to say publicly, but that’s the conversation.” This is particularly relevant to South Park, Aguirre says. “Not only are they in a really challenging situation in terms of the environment and lack of access to businesses, but they have the largest proportion of children and the smallest per capita green space. We have to overcome the past inequity in resource allocation. The difference between equity and equality, and the need for higher investment in some places—that can be a tough conversation.”
Thank you! PARKS LEGACY CIRCLE
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Recognizing extraordinary donors whose estate plans include legacy gifts to Seattle Parks Foundation.
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Love Parks, Give Parks The changing leaves are ushering in a new season: one of brisk walks, dodging raindrops under the treetop canopies, and feeling grateful for this beautiful community we call home. In this season of reflection and gratitude, we hope you will consider giving back to our community by giving to parks. Your gift to Seattle Parks Foundation, regardless of the size, will help protect, maintain, and expand our park system and ensure that every citizen has easy access to safe and beautiful parks. We show our gratitude for your generosity by offering the following benefits: Parks Legacy Circle: Individuals whose estate plans include Seattle Parks Foundation receive all the benefits listed below, for life!
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$5,000: Invitation to a special thank-you dinner in a private home, plus all the benefits listed below.
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$500: Invitation to Park Nibbles, an event featuring community heroes who are changing our city, plus all the benefits listed below.
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$250: Invitation to our annual Spring Has Sprung Park Tour, plus all the benefits listed below.
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In addition, all donors who have been giving for five years or more will receive an invitation to our Loyal Donor Tea. Carolyn Weston ▲▲ Tom and Lyn White Wink Eyewear The Wittmann Cardinal Fund at The Seattle Foundation Howard S. Wright, III and Kate Janeway ▲ Heather Wynnia Kerr Brian and Kristen Young $250+
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Shannon Nichol
Shannon Nichol donates monthly to Seattle Parks Foundation to support Seattle Neighborhood Greenways.
places where parents can let go of their children’s hands.
How did you get involved with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways? Cathy Tuttle [director of Seattle Neighborhood Greenways] is a hero to me, and I am deeply grateful for her organization’s work. I want to support her and people like her who advocate for and lay the groundwork for public park projects and safer streets. Monthly giving is a way that I can provide ongoing support to this crucial work and show my constant belief in the cause.
How would you encourage more people to get involved like you have? There couldn’t be a better time to support our city through Seattle Parks Foundation. The Foundation is a portal that connects you with your community and your special places. You Shannon Nichol and her son, Arno Godbout, can support specific projects, enjoying a woodland hike. or you can give to support a broader open space vision for Seattle. Our city’s physical landscape is being rethought and rebuilt, and there is so much positive energy right now. Seattle Parks Foundation offers all of us an opportunity to be involved in this historic shift in Seattle’s landscape along with really visionary and effective community leaders.
How do you use our parks? I have a 3-year-old son, and we use our parks and greenways almost daily. I seek them out in ways that I didn’t before I was a parent. It’s wonderful to see kids independently exploring and challenging themselves outside. Increased traffic in the city means that streets that once served as the primary outdoor spaces for many kids are now off-limits. So parks and greenways have become even more of an essential living space for families—
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Seattle Parks Foundation received gifts in honor of the following between July 1, 2014, and September 5, 2015. Jordan Adams Andy Carol Arnold, Fred Hoffer, Donna Rodgers, Jean Colley, and all of the other amazing Friends of Yesler Swamp volunteers Thatcher Bailey and Ellen Look Michael Berglund Maisy Berman Woody and Vanessa Brenton Bill Brink Sue Castonguay Anne and Franklin C Chiu Jim Corson Shane Harris Coulter Joel Crager and Theresa Frankle Pete and Pat Curran Mark Daudon Jim Dennison Kathleen Dunn Bob Ehrlichman Pam Feldman Susan T. Fortney Monica Groves Janie Guill Max Hadley Alexander Hart Howard James Hentz Pat Higgins Donna and Fred Hoffer Harry Hoffman Velma Irene Holstrom Gail Hopkins Bonnie Hoppin Nancy Iannucci John and Meagan Incardona
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New Members of the Team Sean Watts is our new Director of Community Partnerships. He previously worked to connect environmental organizations with underrepresented and underserved communities. A fan of Carkeek Park and Green Lake, Sean admires Seattleites’ deep appreciation of their surroundings. He believes that parks can break down cultural barriers and engage residents more deeply with their neighborhoods and the city as a whole. Erin Miller has joined Seattle Parks Foundation as Director of Development. Erin previously led grassroots, philanthropic, and communications campaigns to generate support for open space and environmental causes. An outdoor lover who grew up on the Olympic Peninsula, Erin is energized by mobilizing communities and generating support for philanthropic organizations. Among her favorite parks and green spaces are Magnuson Park and the Burke-Gilman Trail. Erin is looking forward to engaging and motivating our community to deepen their investment in our parks.
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION Board of Directors PRESIDENT
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