Seattle Parks needs your input on future Olmsted Park restoration projects

Meghan Walker Ballard

Seattle Parks and Recreation is planning restoration projects in certain parks around the city, including Woodland Park, and is seeking feedback on which parks to prioritize.

Last year, the department studied several Olmsted Parks and Boulevards, which are all parks that were designed and landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm in the early 1900s. Woodland Park is on the list of 10 total Olmsted parks that the department studied, assessing conditions, researching historical design intent and restoration feasibility. (Here’s some interesting history about the construction of Woodland Park.)

The parks department is now asking for feedback: they’ve created an online survey because they’re deciding which parks to prioritize for restoration.

Other Olmsted parks the department is considering for restoration include Colman Park, Hiawatha Park, Lakeview Park, Mt. Baker Park, Schmitz Park, Volunteer Park, Washington Park Arboretum, Magnolia Boulevard, and Queen Anne Boulevard.

The restoration projects will happen later this year and will be prioritized based on community feedback and allocated funding. For more information about the Olmsted Parks study, click here.

4 thoughts to “Seattle Parks needs your input on future Olmsted Park restoration projects”

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