A New Vision for Freeway Park - City of Seattle

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SHORT-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS Develop an anchor of activity and focal point in the plaza. This could include a small café kiosk (which could be satellite retail of the Convention Center) with café tables, chairs and large bright Santa Barbarastyle umbrellas (or semi-permanent awnings or glass roofs).The kiosk could sell postcards and other souvenirs for the many visitors to the area. Schedule a series of musical or theatrical events (acting, miming, puppet shows, art exhibits) in the plaza at lunchtime. Improve the visual connection between the park and the Convention Center.To achieve this, consideration should be given to emphasizing the entrance, lowering the height of some of the west planters (along the smoking area), or at least thining some of its landscaping. In the future, consideration should also be given to opening up the atrium space into the park or adding a glass extension for a café. Create a focal point within the plaza. This could consist of a seasonal flower bed in the center of the plaza, temporary art sculpture, or a small fountain.This would provide a focus around which café tables and umbrellas could be located. MEDIUM-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS Open up the area to the east of the plaza to create a more direct access from the Convention Center Plaza into the rest of the park. Currently, the entrance to the park is so narrow that it is possible not to notice that there is a park behind the sculpture and plantings.Widening the path and opening the line of sight would improve both physical and visual access to and from the park. In the future, as part of this effort to open up the Convention Center plaza, the Seattle-Washington Sculpture could be relocated to a more visible location on the exterior of the park where it can be seen by people passing by. LONG-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS 24 In the long term, consideration should be given to expanding the plaza to the west by covering a larger portion of the freeway.This expansion of the park would connect the Convention Center and One and Two Union Square, open up the park to the lively intersection at 7th Avenue and Union Street, and become an anchor at this end of Freeway Park. A NEW VISION FOR FREEWAY PARK Comfortable outdoor furniture Moveable chairs Flower market Picture opportunities
PARTNERSHIPS FOR ACTIVE MANAGEMENT The Convention Center could assume greater responsibility both for its plaza and for the opened up area to the east, toward the Seattle- Washington sculpture and the American Legion Fountain (see recommendations for the American Legion Fountain area). The Paramount Theater,A Contemporary Theater (ACT) and other theater and music companies could help produce theatrical and musical productions on the Convention Center Plaza. One and Two Union Square could become more active gateways into Freeway Park. The Downtown Seattle Association could hold some “Out to Lunch” concerts on Convention Center Plaza. A NEW VISION FOR FREEWAY PARK 25
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Appendix E Input from Stakeholders
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Appendix F Sources • Brown, Patri
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