Attachment 1: Seattle's Parks and Recreation 2011 Development

Kathleen Conner
DPR RCO Development Plan 2011 RES ATT 1
July 25, 2011
Version #1
Usable Open Space Sector Summaries
Northwest Sector Open Space Summary
Existing Open Space Amenities
Carkeek Park, Golden Gardens, the Ballard Locks, Green Lake, Woodland Park, Gas Works
Park and the Woodland Park Zoo are major open space and recreation sites in Northwest Seattle.
Smaller parks, ballfields and the Pro Parks funded extension of the Burke Gilman Trail are
additional open space amenities.
New Usable Open Space since 2006
Since 2006, the Northwest Sector has gained 3.41 acres of Open Space. Two new parks Webster
Park and Crown Hill Park, which altogether add two and a half acres of Usable Open Space to
the Northwest Sector. An additional park acquisition in the Northwest Sector that does not meet
Usable Open Space criteria is Kirke Park in the greater Ballard area.
Gaps in the Distribution of Usable Open Space
The Northwest Sector’s largest open space gaps exist in the Fremont, Ballard and Bitter Lake
Hub Urban Villages where the majority of each of these Urban Villages are not served by Usable
Open Space. The Greenwood-Phinney Residential Urban Village, also has notable gaps in
Village Open Space when considered at the 1/8 mile level, though at the 1/4 mile level over half
of the village is served. Around half of the Aurora-Licton Residential Urban Village is within
1/4 mile of Village Open Space, although access to open space decreases at the 1/8 mile range.
The Wallingford Residential Urban Village is almost completely served by Usable Open Space
at the 1/4 mile level, while gaps appear in around half of the village when looking at Village
Open Space within 1/8 mile of all village locations. Lastly, the Crown Hill Residential Urban
Village is fully served by Usable Open Space at the 1/4 mile level, though gaps do appear in
around half of the Urban Village when considering Usable Open Space at the 1/8 mile level.
While the Fremont, Bitter Lake and Ballard Hub Urban Villages all currently have significant
open space gaps. More than half of the Ballard Hub Urban Village is served by Usable Open
Space. This leaves the Fremont and Bitter Lake Hub Urban Villages and the Greenwood-
Phinney Residential Urban Village (if considered at the 1/8 mile level) with the greatest open
space gaps in the Northwest Sector.
Planned and Funded Usable Open Space Projects in the Northwest Sector
Seattle Parks has funding for acquisition in the open space gap areas, including in the eastern
portion of the Ballard Hub Urban Village for the 14 th Avenue Park Boulevard, new open space in
the Greenwood-Phinney Residential Urban Village, and property adjacent to the Bitter Lake
Playfield is being reviewed for additional Open Space to the Bitter Lake Hub Urban Village.
The Trolls Knoll, a project from the Parks and Green Spaces Opportunity Fund, will add
additional usable open space to Fremont Hub Urban Village.
2011 Gap Report Update
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