Denny Park Play Space and Revitalization

EVENTS: There are no events scheduled at this time. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Pamela Kliment, Project Manager 800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98134 206-684-7556 pamela.kliment@seattle.gov

Cable Ride Mountain Layout & Materials Plan Approved Schematic Plan Proposed Play Space Meeting # 3 Open house kids Workshop at the park with students from The Morningside Academy Play Area Spot

Thank you Seattle. This project is complete!

Mayor Nickels and members from the Denny family joined in a community celebration for the completion of this park on May 2, 2009. Denny Park Playground construction started in  November 2008. The Friends of Denny Park hired The Berger Partnership as landscape architects and Precision Earthworks built the play area.

For a complete history of the project please visit the Friends of Denny Park site.
http://friendsofdennypark
.org

Three public meetings were held to discuss the ideas and plans. Two representatives from Cornish invited the consultants/parks/community people to present the plans to a group of students who are using the park as a possible inspiration for artwork.

Additional outreach included workshops held with local children from the Spruce Street School, The Morningside Academy, The Denny Park Apartments, and First Place School. Vendors from Real Change newspaper contributed ideas for the park too.

Three "open houses" at the park were held do talk with current park visitors.

The project was presented, with great acclaim, to the Board of Park Commissioners in February 2007. They were pleased to see this community initiated project moving forward.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The initial project goal was to develop a playspace in Denny Park. In order to integrate the play space properly into the park, it is necessary and exciting to develop a schematic plan for the entire park, not including the administration building, driveway, parking lot and front area. The project will investigate traditional and non-traditional play spaces.

The project will also be looking at ways to make the park safer and more inviting.

After the schematic design was approved, the PAT looked at priorities for the project. After building the play space, safety was considered the most important. Removing large shrubs and adding lighting were considered key.

Other important items were a history plaza, improving the walkways, adding a more complex gathering space in the middle with spaces for events and spaces for sitting quietly, a water feature for the middle, more planting, opening up the restrooms in the back of the building and doing work on the street corners (curb bulbs, etc.)

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

PROJECT ADVISORY TEAM
A Project Advisory Team (PAT) has been selected.
> view PAT

PAT MEETINGS
- August 24, 6-8 pm
- September 21, 6-8 pm agenda minutes
- November 16, 6-8 pm

DESIGN WORKSHOPS
- August 24
- September 21 minutes
- November 16

OUTREACH & FEEDBACK
Outreach Update
Community comments update

IMPORTANT LINKS

• Seattle Parks and Recreation
• Parks Neighborhood Matching Fund Projects
• Seattle Department of Neighborhoods - NMF Overview
• Denny Park
• Friends of Denny Park