Trans Pride in Volunteer Park earlier this summer
As efforts to improve Cal Anderson Park continue, the group dedicated to shepherding changes and protections at Volunteer Park is seeking community feedback about ways to make the northern Capitol Hill public green space even better.
The Volunteer Park Trust is running a survey on potential park projects through August 29th.
“Volunteer Park Trust wants your input on potential park projects,” the invitation to participate reads. “Please answer the below questions to help us prioritize park improvements moving forward. We will take all feedback into consideration.”
Included in the roster of inquiry are ideas around re-gravelling the walking paths, adding a QR code-enabled walking tour, or adding dog waste bag dispensers. Other ideas kicked around int he survey include adding more benches, a new drinking fountain, repairing damaged light poles, replacing dying trees, and renovating an overgrown garden area.
Larger scale projects pondered in the survey include renovating the park’s southwest entrance to address security and accessibility issues, improving park irrigation, repairing the bathrooms near the conservatory, and replacing the metal fence around the reservoir.
Or you could speak up about other big dreams for the park like the 22 million gallon opportunity in the park’s massive reservoir that continues to be maintained as an emergency supply by the city.
The Volunteer Park Trust continues to celebrate its most recent major achievement.
The park’s new $2.7 million amphitheater is now in its third summer.
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I feel their first priority should be to take care of the plants and established grounds. A lot of the mature plantings are being neglected and allowed to die. This is not fiscally responsible and is just plain wrong.
Yeah, I really appreciate that they’re doing this survey because the number of dead/dying trees in the park is starting to get sad. I’m not sure if it’s climate change or neglect, but I’m glad they had questions on this survey about tree maintenance.
Volunteer Park is such a city gem. I’m grateful we have it in our neighborhood.
And the second should be to address the explosion of dog owners ignoring leash laws… (and no, the park shouldn’t host an off leash area, there’s no part of this park that can afford the destruction they wreak)
According to trickled on economics doctrine.
It’ll take at least one…Maybe 2-4 tax cuts before those trees will perk up. It won’t get water until it pulls up the boot straps.
They should focus on the basics.
It appears the park only empties garbage on weekdays. Weekends are obviously busiest days and as a result there are piles of garbage around the cans Saturday and Sunday. Its nasty.
Its also probably time to deal with the angry shouting homeless guy who lives in the covered area between the bathrooms. His aggressive ranting makes using the bathrooms uncomfortable. He’s also destroyed the brickwork and wood structure.