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We need your input on the design of your new park in the West Seattle Junction

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to provide input at one of our Open Houses on Thursday, February 1, 2018. Please join the design team from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the site at 4731 40th Ave. SW. This is an opportunity for… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites community to final meeting for Loyal Heights Play Area renovation project

Seattle Parks and Recreation(SPR) invites the community to the second meeting for the Loyal Heights Play Area renovation project on Monday, February 12, 2018 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Loyal Heights Community Center, 2101 NW 77th St. Please join SPR’s Planner, Project Manager, and Sr. Landscape Architect, and… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation opens renovated play area at Georgetown Playfield with fitness equipment provided by Kaiser Permanente

Seattle Parks and Recreation(SPR) is happy to announce that the Georgetown Playfield play area is open. The play area is located adjacent to the spray park in the northwest corner of the Georgetown Playfield, 750 Homer Street. The play area renovation promotes health for all ages by providing state-of-the-art play… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites community to review design and play equipment at final meeting for the renovation of Lincoln Park south play area

We need your input on the renovation design for the south play area in Lincoln Park. Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to the final meeting for this renovation project on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Kenney, 7125 Fauntleroy Way SW. Please… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation launches 2018 Major Projects Challenge Fund; Applications due March 2018

Does your community group have a proposal on how to renovate, expand, or upgrade a Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) facility or park? The Major Projects Challenge Fund (MPCF), which is a Seattle Park District funding initiative, will provide a funding match to a community-initiated “major project” that is not… [ Keep reading ]

Portion of Hing Hay Park to close in late January for gateway installation

The southwest corner of Hing Hay Park will be fenced off from January 16 to early February while Studio Fifty50, a design/make studio, installs the iconic artistic gateway structure for the park. The gateway is the final design element in the park expansion project. It is a geometric red metal… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation begins construction of Gemenskap Park

Portion of 14th Ave. NW provides new open space for Ballard Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is moving into the construction phase on Gemenskap Park, new park located in Ballard. SPR awarded the construction contract for Gemenskap Park to Jansen, Inc. and work is planned to begin January 8, 2018…. [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to celebrate the Discovery Park play area renovation

Seattle Parks and Recreation(SPR) invites the community to celebrate the renovation of the Discovery Park play area on Thursday, December 28, 2017 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please join us at the play area located near the Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center, 3801 Discovery Park Blvd., just past the… [ Keep reading ]

Next steps for Victor Steinbrueck Park Improvement project

Seattle Parks and Recreation(SPR) will be conducting additional investigative work into the structure below the surface of Victor Steinbrueck Park. This work will begin the week of December 18, 2017 and inform the design process for the Victor Steinbrueck Park Improvement Project. The park will not be closed. Park visitors… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Park District Major Projects Challenge Fund improves Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities

Update on community-initiated projects and studies The Seattle Park District Major Projects Challenge Fund (MPCF) initiative leverages Seattle Park District funding with community-raised matching funds to significantly expand the life and usability of a park facility, providing greater opportunities for people to make use of Seattle Parks and Recreation’s improved community… [ Keep reading ]