Parks and Recreation is proposing changes in access to open streets to pedestrians and bicyclists, with necessary local access for emergency, service, resident, and disability-permit vehicles:
§ Seward Park Upper Loop Road and Carkeek Park Road west of the Environmental Learning Center, “Walking Wednesdays” 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., May – September.
§ Lake Washington Boulevard S, even-numbered weekend days (replacing traditional Bicycle Saturday/Sunday), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., May – September (except during the end of July and start of August for SeaFair), Mt. Baker Beach to the entrance to Seward Park; Seward Park to remain open.
§ Volunteer Park Western Loop around the reservoir, full-time year-round closure.
§ Arboretum Road south of the Graham Visitor Center, full-time year-round closure with access for permitted weekend events.
The Parks Board of Commissioners will hold a hearing on these proposals on February 26, 2009, 7-9 p.m. at Parks Headquarters, 100 Dexter Avenue N in Denny Park. For more information on this project and how to submit testimony to the Board, please go to www.seattle.gov/parks/parkboard
If you have additional questions, please contact Karen Tsao at 206-733-9107.
(Councilmember Rasmussen chairs the Council Parks Committee, but the Mayor has overall authority for Parks)
I’d support closing the Volunteer Park western loop.
Why do they have to make it so confusing on lake wash blvd? How about just closing it to cars every Saturday 11am – 3pm or something? Keept it simple and easy to remember, folks!