Park Design
At the third community meeting on May 28, 2008, the meeting participants approved the final concept - now referred to as the "preferred plan."
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The essence of the preferred plan is the creation of a canvas for community use. The main project component is a large, level turf area in the middle of the site that is bordered by a collective garden to the north and a tropical wood deck with an allee of trees to the south. Other elements include:
- Garden Walk – A crushed rock path located at the north end of the site, between the lawn and garden, also serves as an ideal location for picnic tables, barbecue grills, and benches. A trellis is proposed to shelter the picnic tables from the sun.
- Steps – Large steps on the east and southwest edges of the park effectively deal with grade while providing informal seating and easy access into and out of the park.
- Plaza and Benches – A plaza, benches, and an allee of trees form the south edge of the park. Ipe tropical wood is proposed for the plaza planking. Crushed rock, like the path at the north end of the site, is another, less expensive, option.
- Art Element - A grouping of seven boulders, for creative play and seating, highlight Capitol Hill’s role as one of the seven hills of Seattle. The feature plays on the fact that the site is near the highest elevation in the City.
- Pedestrian Lighting – Four pole standards - two in the vicinity of the picnic tables and two at the south end of the park, at the edge of the proposed wood planking - will provide security lighting.
Unfortunately, the current budget is not sufficient to construct the entire preferred plan and members of the community are forming a fund raising committee to raise additional funds. Currently, the following items are NOT included in the project:
- benches and bike racks
- picnic tables and barbecue grills
- trellis
- boulder installation (art element)
- wood (Ipe) paving and tree grates
- aesthetic treatment for concrete paving