[Cold Steel]

I was just looking at the notes from the first meeting- about 70 people showed up and here were all of the suggestions for the "new" park. I post them so you can see that we are a small bullet on a long list, which means we need huge representation to be heard:
Comments taken from the flip charts at the first meeting
 More dog park – it is too small – include the wooded area.
 Frisbee Disc Golf to activate the woods.
 Water drainage improvements needed.
 More parking
 Restrooms and lighting inside the off-leash area
 Bridge to nowhere/gulley area needs improvements – What about parking?
 Improve the view overlook for a gathering place.
 Use original plan ideas from Richard Haag.
 Picnic shelter, tennis courts, concert bowl
 Skate spot
 Water feature
 Amphitheatre
 Sidewalks on Cloverdale are needed on both sides of the street.
 Wildlife/habitat enhancement
 Sidewalks, safety, access, security more important than recreation amenities.
 Rehab the greenbelt and connect bike trails for bikers to W Duwamish Bike Trail.
 Invasive clean-up has been very successful in south part of park. Emphasize safety and lighting in this
area – There are homeless and illegal dumping here.
 Encourage passive use also
 Maintenance is a huge issue – There is not enough maintenance now – Can we build in maintenance
funding?
 Construction noise concerns and road deterioration by lid contractor
 Preserve/enhance unstructured play, natural playground
 Large multi-use area like a village green, for farmer’s markets, swap meets, etc.
 Need angled parking along 8th Avenue – in street R.O.W.
 Soccer for youth (1,400 kids in W Seattle programs) - not dedicated for any one sport-multi-use, etc.
 Ultimate Frisbee areas needed
 Dedicated sports fields are needed that can be reserved.
 Focus on activities for youth – i.e. cross-country trails.
 Do not make scheduled athletics the dominant use of this new park!
 Create active street entrances with sidewalks, entries...
 Do outreach to youth for use ideas
 P-patches and community garden areas, demonstration gardens
 Need more diverse use – other nearby areas are available for organized sports.
 Build on ethnically diverse population, such as Samoan cricket, art must reflect the community!
 Get SDOT cooperation for sidewalks and drainage improvements.
 Change stipulation about volunteers not being able to use power tools! Volunteers will do the maintenance
if allowed to!
 LID soil profile of 24” (1/2 grass, ½ ground) – may not take much traffic – how about Synthetic turf?
 Need lighted fields (note that Hiawatha & Delridge are soon on-line)
 Pedestrian access from 8th & from Cloverdale is needed.
 City can’t maintain the parks now, so low maintenance areas needed – such as hard surfaces and
synthetic turf.
 Program park with schools for learning about the natural environment.
 Light the dog park with ambient light from the lid.
 Address the traffic issues on Cloverdale.
 Additional viewpoints could be accommodated.
 Exercise trail stations?
 Signage should be multi-lingual.
 Create links with the Duwamish for educational purposes.
 Create a buffer for the neighbors to mitigate the higher use of the park.
 Light the valley, not the lid
 Expand the dog park into the greenbelt area.