Mt Baker Park Safe Access Project

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1 Mt Baker Park Safe Access Project

2 PROJECT TEAM Greg funk, stairway inspector karen selander, project manager pam kliment, neighborhood planner Property Owner Development / Design Guidelines Project oversight Funding Agency Community Process, Guidelines Project oversight Property Owner Development / Design Guidelines Project oversight jill mckinstry, Co-chair Friends of Mt. Baker Safe Access Volunteer Public Outreach / Engagement Community Builder / Champion Grant Applicant susan kocik, co-chair Friends of Mt. Baker Safe Access Volunteer Public Outreach / Engagement Community Builder / Champion Grant Applicant NIC MORIN, PLA & PETER CROMWELL Team Coordination & Project Management Community Design Process Landscape Architecture Analysis, Design & Construction Drawings Fundraising Support Fiscal Sponsor

3 SUMMARY OF PROJECT GOALS 1. Identify Needs of the Community 2. Respect City Standards (Design, Construction, Maintenance) 3. Upgrade the Trail 4. Connect to History 5. Synthesize & Blend into a Compelling Design

4 PROJECT SCHEDULE & PROCESS MAY - Project Kick-off: Outreach, Background, Site Analysis JUNE - First Community Meeting: Identify community needs, Design Game/Brainstorm JULY/AUGUST - Synthesize into 2-3 Alternatives & Review with City/Steering Committee SEPTEMBER - Second Community Meeting: Review findings, Discuss Design Alternatives OCTOBER - Generate Preferred Alternative & Review with City/Steering Committee NOVEMBER - Third Community Meeting: Refine Preferred Alternative DECEMBER - Complete Preferred Alternative

5 COMMUNICATION & OUTREACH Primary Project Contact: Jill McKinstry / Susan Kocik mtbakerparksafeaccess@gmail.com Seattle Department of Transportation: Greg Funk Greg.Funk@seattle.gov Seattle Parks and Recreation: Pam Kliment Pamela.Kliment@seattle.gov Design Consultant: Nic Morin/Peter Cromwell Nicolas@barkerla.com / Peter@barkerla.com Facebook: Twitter: Instagram:

6 NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT

7 HISTORIC CONTEXT

8 SITE ANALYSIS To Lake Washington th Ave S S Lander St LEGEND Property Line Neighborhood Entrance SDOT Property Seattle Parks Property 110 Mt. Baker Park Main Trail Project Boundary Ex Gravel Trail Ex Dirt Trail PM Sun AM Sun Ex Concrete Steps Ex Wood Steps Prevailing Winds Ellsworth Storey House (Historical Site) To Playground & Tennis Courts

9 SITE CHARACTER

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11 SITE CHARACTER

12 PARK CHARACTER

13 OLMSTED INFLUENCE

14 OLMSTED DETAILS

15 INSPIRATION

16 INSPIRATION

17 INSPIRATION

18 SUMMARY OF GROUND RULES Listen to everyone s viewpoint, common good is informed by all Everyone participates, together we know more Engage, not recruit Practice generosity & be civil Be positive & constructive; propose flexible solutions Be willing to change your mind when hearing new information Seek common ground Look for win-win solutions where all can succeed

19 DESIGN GAME ELEMENTS Bike Rack Artistic Handrail Benches Picnic Tables Standard Handrail Guardrail Standard Staircase Map / Wayfinding Seatwall Olmstedian Staircase Art / Sculpture Bike Runnel Natural Stone Staircase Gathering Area Interpretive Signage (Park/ Neighborhood History)

20 DESIGN GAME ELEMENTS Donor Recognition Concrete Path Rain Garden Overlook Asphalt Path Lawn / Turf Formal Entrance Gravel Path Low Maint. Eco Turf Natural Play Area Wood Chip Path Restoration/Habitat Plantings Kiosk Traffic Calming / Street Mural Polinator Pathway

21 DESIGN GAME EXAMPLE

22 COMMUNITY INPUT Group 1 Bench Formal Entry Stone Stairs Asphalt Path Artistic Railings Rain Garden Asphalt Path Asphalt Path Comments: Little bike trail Like formal entry Include a bench Natural stone staircase and artistic railing Bike runnel (minority voice in the group) Make lower trail asphalt, gravel has been used at the lake, it was costly and does not work Keep it simple

23 Group 2 Group 3 Olmsted Staircase Si ng Wall Artistic Railings Barkchip Path Map/Wayfinding None Seat Wall Picnic Tables Bike Runnel Olmsted Staircase Artistic Railing Bike Runnel None Comments: Sledding path Biking path stairs and path to accommodate bikes and strollers Remove shrub on north side of pathway, just above lower stairs Native plants (along north edge) Art on raisers stairs - donors. Leaf theme Olmsted seat wall with bollard (top) Take out guardrail and add seatwall Stairs with a stroller path- accessible for kids on bikes Artistic railing Native plantings throughout Sledding hill Remove hazelnut, more room and use Could bike path be the sledding hill? Staircase side to side kills all other uses. N. trail - wood chip Street side = Olmsted stairs - more natural below May/wayfinding at bottom Like the idea of fundraising through tiles Ceramic tiles by Mike Rosen at seating area Comments: Maintain trail so have a direct route to playground and beach Bike runnel Plaza at top Picnic table at top with light Can you lessen the slope? Can we do serpentine path with stairs? Remove existing guardrail and replace with seatwall Nice and sunny and dry Maybe picnic table or two- kid space - could be nice Revisit Olmsted steps down below Serpentine trail for bikes and strollers- trail for all 20 yrs ago, slipped and broke arm here

24 Group 4 Group 5 Seat Wall Formal Entry Overlook Restoration/Habitat Plantings Bike Runnel Artistic Railing Rain Garden Seat Wall Formal Entry Donor Recognition Concrete Path Bike Runnel Artistic Railings Bench Art/Sculpture Kiosk Comments: Start the staircase within the sidewalk (at the top) Bicycle ramp (top) Flowers along green strip (top) Switch back sloping path. Porous material - bikable kids Bikable for little kids & strollers Pull out flat area (middle b/w staircases) Omstedean staircase or artistic handrail Tear out invasive plants and put in natives! Get rid of roted wood planks (at bottom) Focus on aesthetics Beautiful location, park Make accessible for bike riders, hard to push bike up hill, now it s dangerous A lot of invasives to remove Use natives, rain gardens, help habitat Invasive hard habitat Like Olmstedian influence - compatible with park and neighborhood Maintain lower paths Improve upper areas Two houses contrast one another Could be work of art Resurrect parks committee through Mt. Baker Community Club Comments: Sled hill Bikable tobaggon runnel Kill tree (shrub in middle b/w staircases) Synthetic track surface path (bottom north trail) Kill some trees (bottom by Mt Baker park main trail) Synthetic track material path (bottom) Keep it open Sledding Hill (good) / bike access 2 seatwalls for formal entrance Donor recognition Bike runnel Overlook Remove shrub/ hazelnut Kill some trees Bobsled type trail, S trail 365 days Sculpture somewhere bottom like at community club Lower paths - rubber synthetic turf Surfaces with good traction

25 Group 6 Group 7 Olmstedian Staircase Seatwall Interpretive Signage (Park/Neighborhood History) Benches Concrete Path Restoration/Habitat Plantings None Art/Sculpture Olmstedian Staircase Seat Wall Bike Runnel Natural Stone Staircase (Park/Neighborhood History) Comments: Dog poop bag dispense (at top) Concrete Bag dispenser for dogs Seat wall at top of trail Stairs & ramp at upper area Liked ideas proposed by other groups Comments: Swale (middle) along sides of path Steps/ramp to (transition to the) path (at the north and south) Steep Serpentine trail to get down from upper area Wide enough for bikes, strollers, etc. Formal entry Art work- welcome to our park sculpture and si ng bench Contemplative area/ character below Integrate swales down path to help manage run-off from path - nice to see this around town Keep lower paths - people will take direct route, anyway Sign about project Serpentine trail at Freeway Park is good example Can you do steps and serpentine trail at top?

26 LOCAL PRECEDENT / COMPARISON Mt. Baker Safe Access Site Upper Entrance Plan View View from Below Charlestown Hillclimb Upper Entrance Plan View View from Below

27 Existing Conditions 34th Ave S Sylvan Terrace Dr. S. To Lake Washington S Lander St LEGEND Property Line Project Boundary Ex Gravel Trail Ex Dirt Trail Ex Concrete Steps Ex Wood Steps Neighborhood Entrance Overlook % Slope (Approx.) % Slope (Approx.) SDOT Property Seattle Parks Property 110 Mt. Baker Park Main Trail Scale: 1 = 10-0 (24 x36 Sheet) Neighborhood Entrance N Ellsworth Storey House (Historical Site) % Slope (Approx.) To Playground & Tennis Courts

28 Alternative A 34th Ave S Asphalt Trail Concrete Circles Boulders Concrete Stairs Plinths h f A Flagstone C B 5% 8% D 8% E 9% Slope N g Ellsworth Storey House (Historical Site) 40 Scale: 1 = 10-0 (24 X36 SHEET) Trail Neighborhood Entrance 10 Mt. Overlook Concrete Trail Rain Garden rk Main Baker Pa S Lander St Pervious Concrete 110 E 13% Slope Seattle Parks Property 12% SDOT Property Project Boundary 12% Property Line Neighborhood Entrance LEGEND To Lake Washington g Sylvan Terrace Dr. S. To Playground & Tennis Courts A Historic Character Prominent Entry Features b Flagstone Landings c Stone Seatbench d 3 Switchbacks, 12% Slope e Asphalt Connector Trails, 8% Slope g f Gardenesque Plantings Interpretive Signage / Wayfinding hi Historic Railing I Donor Recognition Tiles

29 34th Ave S Alternative B Sylvan Terrace Dr. S. Existing Slope To Lake Washington S Lander St Scale: 1 = 10-0 (24 X36 SHEET) LEGEND Property Line Project Boundary Gravel Trail Concrete Trail Asphalt Trail Concrete Circles Boulders Flagstone Concrete Stairs Plinths Neighborhood Entrance Overlook Neighborhood Entrance N A b 12% 12% 140 C Ellsworth Storey House (Historical Site) 130 d f 18% Slope 120 h h e e SDOT Property Seattle Parks Property 110 Existing Slope g Mt. Baker Park Main Trail Rain Garden To Playground & Tennis Courts A b c d e f g h Simple Design Street Plantings Stairs from Overlook Natural Seating 2 18% Slope Convert Connector Trails to Gravel Native / Habitat Plantings Natural Play Elements Standard Railing Lower Cost / Faster Build