SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION Connections FALL 2014

South Park Residents Step Up for a Healthier Future

Earlier this summer, three generations of a South Park family took an evening stroll around the neighborhood they’ve called home for 20 years. It was the first time that grandmother, mother, and daughter had ever explored the area.

“I’ve driven down here, but I’ve never actually walked down here,” said Jennifer Marroquin, 27, as she walked along 8th Avenue South. Daughter Khalia half-ran, half-skipped several yards in front of her.

“Even on a nice day, I don’t really go out,” Marroquin explained. On this evening, it was hot enough to melt a Full Tilt ice-cream bar within min- utes of it being unwrapped.

Said her mother Lupe Toca, walking alongside her: “My priority is having a place where I can take my grandkids.” What Toca wishes for is an outdoor space that is attractive to children and, above all, safe.

What brought them out on this June evening was a neighborhood walking tour and gathering at Paulina Lopez and her son Nicolas Duwamish Waterway Park to celebrate the completion of the South Park Green Space Vision enjoy their time at the Duwamish River Festival. Plan, a citizen-led effort to revitalize the neighborhood, including the heavily polluted western shore of the Duwamish River.

To be sure, the neighborhood has a community center and five parks, including a skate park. It’s also home to Marra Farm, one of two public working farms in Seattle (the other is Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands). But the entire community, including riverfront sites so pol- luted they were declared federal Superfund sites, suffers from serious environmental problems. A 2013 Duwamish Valley Cumulative Health Impacts Analysis found that the riverside com- munities of South Park and nearby Georgetown are exposed to more air pollution and contami- nated waste than wealthier neighborhoods to the north. South Park has less tree canopy and less open green space per resident than the city average, and life expectancy is also lower—13 years lower than in Laurelhurst, for example. continued next pages South Park Residents Step Up for a Healthier Future (from front page)

“We need healthy spaces,” says Paulina Lopez, a South Park resident who works for the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/Technical Advisory Group. Lopez was one of 20 people who contributed to the Health Impacts Analysis, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Washington, Just Health Action and the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/ Technical Advisory Group.

The analysis included an assessment of opportunities for South Park after the federal govern- ment decides how it will clean up the Superfund site. Residents have also been brainstorming, coming up with their own ideas for how to improve their surroundings.

Lopez was one of dozens of residents, neighborhood activists, and com- munity supporters who gathered at Duwamish Waterway Park to cel- ebrate the completion of the South Park Green Space Vision Plan. There was food: chicken and cheese tamales. There were crafts: plastic leis and pipe cleaners. But above all, there was a desire to take ownership of the neighborhood and see the possibilities.

Lopez sees huge potential for the park. “This is a beautiful space where we can gather,” she says, “but it can be improved to better meet our needs.”

Lopez moved to the neighborhood from Miami 10 years ago, attracted by South Park’s large Latino population and wanting a place to raise a family with her husband. She was born and raised in Ecuador, where she studied human rights issues and worked with indigenous people. She assumed that coming to the United States would take her away from her line of work.

“When you’re in Ecuador, you don’t think about the disparities that are here,” she said of the United States. But then reality hit: “Oh my gosh, there’s a lot to do.”

Lopez regards herself as more of an advocate than an activist. She served as a Spanish-language interpreter for her neighbors after a fatal shooting in the neighborhood and then pushed the city to improve public safety. Years later, she advocated for the reopening of the South Park Bridge. To ensure that local residents could stay informed about the cleanup of A boy plays at Riverside Drive the Duwamish River, she pushed to have the Environmental Protection Agency hold a public Park, one of the only access meeting in Spanish—its first ever in the United States. points to the Duwamish River. Photo: Charlie Montes To collect input from locals about what an ideal South Park would look like, Lopez avoided surveys. “People are really tired of surveys!” she says. She suggested mapping exercises, asking people to point out the places they enjoyed as well as those they wanted to see improved.

“People got excited,” she says. “We learned how people wanted more parks and more trees. The youth said there weren’t a whole lot of things to do. People liked Duwamish Waterway Park, but they wanted more play equipment, like a rope-climbing thing.” Many neighbors—particularly Vietnamese residents who frequent Marra Farm—called for more walking trails.

The June community event highlighted the possibilities for South Park: connected riverfront public spaces, small pocket parks, existing stairways reinvented as pathways with Mount Rainier views. Many of those who attended felt that they were seeing their surroundings in a new way.

“This neighborhood feels like it’s on a good upswing,” said Kyla Sweet, a school librarian who moved to South Park two years ago with her husband, Sergio Chavez.

“You see older teens just sitting on a corner with nothing for them to do,” said Jennifer Marroquin, who was on the walking tour, taking in her neighborhood in a new way for the first time. Marroquin, who’d like nothing more than to be able to exercise in South Park, would love a track. “I just want some place to run.”

THOUGHTS FROM A HEALTH EXPERT

Dr. Pooja Tandon is a pediatrician and researcher at Seattle Why is the effort to Children’s Hospital who studies and promotes behaviors, create improved and programs, and policies that increase physical activity in connected parks, children, particularly those in disadvantaged communities. trails, and green We spoke with Dr. Tandon to get her thoughts on the nexus spaces in South Park of health and parks, as well as the work underway to create interesting to you? healthy, connected green spaces in South Park, a neighborhood with more kids per household than any other part of the city. It’s interesting because health What have you learned in your research about how our urban and public safety environments affect children’s health? are at the top of this community’s Our built environment has a huge impact on health, so it’s priority list and Dr. Pooja S. Tandon of Seattle Children’s imperative to think about the importance of physical and have implications for mental health in urban planning. We know from research, for generations of people. This is also an environmental justice example, that people who live near parks get more exercise issue. The idea of “safety” is multi-pronged. For example, and have better health outcomes. There is also research that among other factors, safety in South Park could be about suggests that spending time in nature has benefits for mental polluted air, water, and soil; poor pedestrian and bicycle health and that kids who have ADHD can even focus better facilities and connections; and high levels of truck traffic. after spending time in nature. Improving public spaces is an important piece of the puzzle. However, we must be wary about the unintended possible What partnerships would you like to see in place between the impact of gentrification and think about how that might be health sector, local governments, and neighborhoods to better addressed up front. address health disparities? Finally, because South Park is a well-defined community, there Addressing health disparities needs many stakeholders at is a unique opportunity to possibly measure the impact of the table. By bringing the health sector in early, we can better improved public spaces by doing “before-and-after” studies. understand the health implications of our urban planning Such research could help us learn why some parks and trails decisions. Regulations and policies can be informed by data are better used than others, what is working best and why, and, and respond to the community’s priorities. The work done of course, the effect of improved public spaces on residents’ by the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition on the Duwamish physical and mental health. Valley Health Impact Assessment was certainly a big step in the right direction. Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands

Campaign for Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands Nears Completion Your Chance to Help Fund the Farm Seattle Parks Foundation, in partnership with Seattle Tilth Don’t miss your chance to make history and help complete and the Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands, is the Campaign for Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands. raising funds to greatly expand the programming and facilities Your gift of any size is welcome and will ensure that we at the farm. We’re pleased to report that we’ve met 90 percent can realize the long-awaited vision of a multi-faceted urban of our total fundraising goal of $2.4 million and are on farm and education center with a high level of community schedule to break ground in November. participation, including:

■■ Farmland that produces more than 10 tons of organic produce each year, distributed directly to low-income neighborhood residents

■■ A children’s garden, community learning gardens, and indoor/outdoor classroom spaces

■■ Cooking and nutrition classes and community meals

■■ Farm stand that sells produce, eggs, and other food items and serves as a distribution point for the community

■■ Greenhouses for intensive, year-round production of organic fruits and vegetables

■■ Christina, a Seattle Community gathering area Tilth program ■■ assistant, harvests Restored and protected wetlands along Lake Washington tomatoes at the Rainier Beach Urban ■■ Fruit orchard, apiaries, native plant nursery, and Farm & Wetlands. compost center Visit www.seattleparksfoundation.org/rainier-beach-urban- farm to make your gift.

Thank You, Urban Farm Many thanks to our generous sponsors for making the Urban Farm Fling possible Fling Sponsors and Donors We applaud the 175 farm enthusiasts who joined us at the Urban Farm Fling on July 27. This festive farm-to-table dinner kicked off the Community Campaign and helped raise—with a match from an individual donor—over $90,000 for the farm.

Pete and Pat Curran Family • Jerry Tone and Martha Wyckoff

SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION What will legacy be? Seattle Parks Foundation invites you to think about the future of your estate.

Estate Planning for Women Thursday, October 9, 2014

Two times/locations to choose from:

Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center 6535 Ravenna Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Seattle Public Library–Beacon Hill Branch 2821 Beacon Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98144 5:45 – 7:45 pm

In the U.S., women live an average of five years longer than men and often have the final say in how much of their family wealth will go to loved ones, favorite causes, and community foundations. In this free seminar, estate planning attorney Mark Reinhardt of Rehberg Law Group will answer your questions and explain how women of all ages can update or begin their charitable planning.

Join the Parks Legacy Circle Seattle Parks Foundation is pleased to co-host this session with: The Arc of King County, Fred Hutchinson Seattle Parks Foundation’s Legacy Circle ensures that Cancer Research Center, KCTS 9, Legal Voice, Make-A- bequests, both large and small, have a significant Wish Alaska and Washington, Millionair Club, Pacific impact on Seattle’s public spaces. A growing group Northwest Ballet, Planned Parenthood of the Great of visionary park champions who care deeply about Northwest, Providence Hospice of Seattle Foundation, our city have included Seattle Parks Foundation in Seattle Goodwill, Seattle Public Library Foundation, Seattle their estate plans. We hope you’ll consider joining Symphony, South Seattle College, Swedish Medical Center them. As a Legacy Circle member, you’ll receive Foundation, and United Way of King County. annual acknowledgement in Seattle Parks Foundation publications, invitations to donor events, and the Parking is free. RSVP by Monday, October 6, to tremendous gratitude of park lovers around the city. Betsey Curran at [email protected] or (206) 332 9900 x15. To learn more about the Legacy Circle or to let us know that Seattle Parks Foundation is already in your plans, contact Betsey Curran at betsey@ seattleparksfoundation.org or (206) 332-9900 x15. Partnership Updates Partnership Updates Partnership Updates Partnership Updates Partnership Updates Partnership Updates

Welcome, New Partners The East Howe Steps

Uptown Parklet What if part of a street were repurposed as an outdoor seating area—a landscaped space that would invite folks to sit and gather in the heart of a busy neighborhood business district?

That’s the idea behind the Uptown Parklet, a new gathering space coming soon to Queen Anne Avenue North in front of the SIFF Cinema where people can catch views of the bustling street scene and the Space Needle. Two parking spaces will be converted to open space that is bordered by railings and planters and offers benches and tables as well East Howe Steps as bicycle parking. The idea is to enliven the streetscape in There’s already a pedestrian route leading from the top of the heart of the Uptown neighborhood while creating a Capitol Hill past Streissguth Gardens and Colonnade Park destination for walkers and cyclists. The Uptown Alliance and down to Eastlake Avenue. But now the Lake Union has already met their fundraising goal of $20,000. Neighborhood Council has mobilized to extend the route all the way to Fairview Avenue, the Lake Union shoreline, and the Cheshiahud Loop. Even better, neighbors are envisioning the route itself as a lively public gathering space. The current “no-man’s-land” between Eastlake and Fairview will become a public plaza serving both residents and employees in the fast-changing East Lake Union neighborhood as well as a connecting space that makes biking and walking more appealing travel options. The Uptown Parklet design Partnership Updates Partnership Updates Partnership Updates Partnership Updates Partnership Updates Partnership Updates

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Olympic Hills Greenway Park

Lake City Greenways, a group of volunteer urban space visionaries who are working with Seattle’s Department of Transportation (SDOT) in Lake City’s Olympic Hills neighborhood, are working to turn an unused city proper- ty along their future neighborhood greenway into a pocket park. In just six months, neighbors have cleared the site of invasive species and conducted streamside restoration. They have also completed a community vision plan to re- make this SDOT-owned street end at NE 133rd between

27th and 28th Avenues into a green space complete with Lake City Greenways volunteer Janine Blaeloch leads work parties at Olympic Hills a restored wetland and stream as well as sitting rocks where Greenway Park people can take in the sound of gurgling Little Brook, a Enhancing Downtown Parks—From Pioneer tributary of Thornton Creek. This project, Seattle’s first- offi Square To Queen Anne cial greenway park, is sure to start a city-wide trend to bring more “green” to neighborhood greenways. Thanks to the generosity of R.D. Merrill Company, Seattle has hired Dan Biederman and his team—of Bryant Park, New York, fame—to develop a revitalization and redesign Fitness Zones plan for Occidental Park in Pioneer Square. The Alliance for Fitness Zones are easy-to-install outdoor mini-gyms that make Pioneer Square, Downtown Seattle Association, Friends of parks healthier places for everyone. Sited in carefully chosen the Waterfront, Berger Partnership, Integrus Architecture, existing parks—often in neighborhoods where gym member- Seattle Parks Foundation, Seattle Parks and Recreation, ships are unaffordable for residents—Fitness Zones provide Seattle Department of Planning and Development, Seattle free access to fitness equipment and help enliven parks. Police Department, and the city’s Office of Arts & Culture are working together toward an April 2, 2015, ribbon- The Trust for Public Land has installed 37 Fitness Zones in cutting for the park, transforming an underused and not- cities across the nation and recently teamed up with MO- always-inviting public space into a vibrant hub of activity Mentum, Seattle Parks Foundation, and Seattle Parks and for people of all ages. Recreation to bring Fitness Zones to Seattle. Six Fitness Zones have been installed or are currently in development here. An At the other end of downtown, the Lake2Bay area is a hub additional four parks will receive Fitness Zones in 2015. of private- and nonprofit-sector innovation and growth in Seattle, encompassing Belltown, Uptown, Denny Triangle, and South Lake Union. Lake2Bay is also home to some of our region’s most iconic public spaces and cultural assets, including Seattle Center, the Space Needle, EMP Museum, Pacific Science Center, Olympic Sculpture Park, Denny Park, MOHAI, and Lake Union Park.

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Representatives from the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of an effort to create the healthiest urban area in the world to Commerce, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, University live, work, learn, study, create, visit, and play. The recently of Washington, Vulcan, Plymouth Housing Group, Seneca issued Inventory & Opportunities Report identifies ways Group, Seattle Parks Foundation, Friends of the Water- to knit these neighborhoods together by enhancing green front, Futurewise, Amazon, Seattle Opera, Forterra, and connections and public spaces. Seattle Children’s Hospital, among others, are united in

Broad Street re-envisioned Courtesy of Framework

Congratulations, 2014 Recipients Of Department Of Neighborhoods Large Project Funds

Cheers to the 12 community and civic groups who were awarded Large Project Neighborhood Matching Funds through the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Among them are four Seattle Parks Foundation community partners:

■■ Friends of Columbia City Gateway: $100,000 to build a new community gathering area connecting the thriving business district of Columbia City to the light rail station

■■ Friends of Cheasty Greenspace at Mountain View: $100,000 to build a 1.5-mile biking and walking trail around the northern perimeter of Cheasty Greenspace on Beacon Hill

■■ Friends of Yesler Swamp Trail: $63,645 to build a trail and elevated boardwalk to access the rare forested public swamp- land in Union Bay near University Village

■■ Alliance for Pioneer Square: $100,000 to hire a design firm to lead the community through a concept planning process for the neighborhood’s parks and gateways

To donate to or learn more about any of these projects, please visit the “Step Up” page at seattleparksfoundation.org. A Big Win for Seattle

Cities around the state and country were watching—and congratulations started pouring in—when Seattle Proposition 1 passed with 53.35% of the vote on August 5.

With the establishment of the Seattle Park District, cyclical, capital-focused levy funding will be replaced with ongoing, sustainable funding that addresses a wide range of maintenance, program, and capital needs for our parks and community Prop 1 garners supporters of all ages. Courtesy of Chelsea Alvarez. centers. The ordinance guiding the district will peg ongoing general fund support for parks at current levels, adjusted for inflation. It also ensures greater citizen engagement and oversight of park funding.

Thank You Seattle’s park system—the land and facilities—is acknowledged as one of the finest With historically low turnout in an August in the country. The Prop 1 vote ensures that we will have enough funding to truly primary (about 30% of registered voters), care for this system. As an independent nonprofit, Seattle Parks Foundation views the passage of Prop 1 would not have been possible without: stabilization of public-sector funding as an opportunity to increase the number and quality of public-private partnerships that can leverage these extraordinary ■■ The 15 members of the Parks Legacy Citi- resources and deliver on the promise of equal access to the system for all residents. zens’ Advisory Committee—led by Bar- bara Wright and Charlie Zaragoza—who held nine months of public meetings to Across the country, increasingly sophisticated public-private partnerships are recommend this solution to City Hall enhancing public programs by strengthening relationships with community insti-

■■ More than 1,000 people who made public tutions and deepening community engagement. Some are taking on comprehen- comments during the process sive management and operations in addition to fundraising. The partners working ■■ Christopher Williams and his staff at together toward shared public space goals in the Lake2Bay zone, Pioneer Square, Seattle Parks & Recreation, whose Legacy Plan informed the work of the Advisory and South Park are demonstrating just how effective well-coordinated, multi-stake- Committee holder efforts can be.

■■ The Board of Park Commissioners, Mayor Ed Murray, and the Seattle City A big challenge remains, however: How can public-private partnerships be at the Council—especially Councilmember forefront of addressing economic and social inequity? Seattle is becoming increas- Sally Bagshaw—who unanimously and ingly unaffordable for many families. Equal access to clean, safe parks with rich enthusiastically adopted the committee recommendations recreational programs is critical but not enough by itself. Some people have rea-

■■ The 72 organizations, 572 individuals, sonably asked whether investments in the 10 community-identified public space and 29 elected officials who endorsed projects in South Park won’t simply attract the more affluent to move into the Proposition 1, the 440 donors to the cam- neighborhood and displace longtime residents. paign, Washington Bus who helped make 40,000 calls to likely voters, hundreds of volunteers who mounted an extraor- These challenges are complex and require the engagement of institutions beyond dinary get-out-the-vote effort, and the those that focus on parks. What if our transportation system were to prioritize 72,549 individuals who voted YES easy access to great parks for those beyond walking distance? What if we made Finally, SPF applauds the Arboretum it easier to access safe, green trails? How can we build on the model of the Yesler Foundation, Associated Recreation Council, Terrace redevelopment to ensure that affordable housing and great park space are Forterra, Museum of History and Industry, Norcliffe Foundation, Seattle Aquarium tied together? And how can we ensure that private support for major public space Society, Seward Park Environmental & enhancements in denser and more affluent parts of town will free up more public Audubon Center, and Woodland Park dollars to support parks and community center programs in other neighborhoods? Zoological Society for helping to fund and advocate for Sustaining Seattle’s Parks: A Study of Alternative Strategies to Support The citizens’ advisory committee that proposed the Prop 1 funding model was very Operations and Maintenance of a Great much focused on realizing the promise of parks and community centers as great Urban Parks System. This study, researched democratic spaces. The parks department is likewise committed. Now that the bal- and prepared by Ken Bounds and Tom Byers, laid the groundwork for the August 5 victory. lot measure has passed, the real work begins. Love Parks Day 2014

Love Parks Day on August 15 attracted 158 volunteers for a day of habitat restoration at Cheasty Greenspace. Together, volunteers provided 452 hours of service, removed 17,422 square feet of invasive plants, and restored 31,425 square feet of parkland. We extend our gratitude to everyone who participated, with a special thanks to REI, Seneca Group, Wells Fargo, Safeco, Pacific Continental Bank, Seattle Parks and Recreation, and EarthCorps, whose sponsorship of this event showed that change comes when you get out, dig in, and step up!

Photos: Nataworry

Welcome Our New Board Members

Allegra Calder Carla Lewis An analyst and facilitator with a background in One of the founding members of Washington community development, real estate, housing, and Women’s Foundation, Carla recently stepped down land use policy, Allegra is a principal at the Seattle- after a tremendously successful six-year tenure based consultancy BERK. Before joining BERK, as the foundation’s president. Carla has extensive she was a research analyst at the Joint Center experience in the corporate world, including execu- for Housing Studies of Harvard University and a tive leadership roles in strategic planning, business research assistant at the Lincoln Institute of Land management, finance, treasury, and communica- Policy. She is vice-chair of the board of Powerful tions at Paccar and Microsoft. Carla serves on Schools and a member of the City of Seattle’s the boards of the Seattle Art Museum, the Seattle Bridging the Gap Levy Oversight Committee. Public Library Foundation, and the Microsoft Alumni Foundation. Howard Frumkin Howard is dean of the School of Public Health at Paulo Nunes-Ueno the University of Washington. His research inter- Paulo is director of transportation and ests include public health aspects of the built envi- sustainability at Seattle Children’s Hospital. ronment, climate change, energy policy, and nature He has won six Diamond Awards for outstanding contact. He is the author or co-author of more than commute programs, several Governor’s Awards 200 scientific journal articles and book chapters. for excellence in Transportation Demand He currently serves on several boards, includ- Management, the 2008 Governor’s Award for ing the U.S. Green Building Council, the Bullitt Sustainable Practices, and the 2010 Practice Foundation, the Children & Nature Network, the Greenhealth Partner for Change Award. Paulo Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute, and serves on the executive committee of the the Washington Global Health Alliance. Lake2Bay Coalition. The following donors made gifts to Seattle Parks Foundation between July 1, 2013, and September 1, 2014. Thank you! 5 years of giving ▲ or 10 years of giving ▲▲

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This past summer, Kathi Young dedicated a bench and a picnic table in Lincoln Park in honor of her late mother, Harriet Warkentine, who was born in 1916 and grew up in West Seattle. In 1922, Warkentine’s family moved to a home on Lincoln Park’s northern edge that the Parks Department sold to them for $100. When they moved in, it had no bathroom and only a small fireplace to keep them warm. Harriet spent many childhood hours playing in Lincoln Park’s old growth forest. Her father, James Rudolph, was a devoted Parks Department employee, spending 20 years caring for Lincoln Park, Hiawatha Park, Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook, and the playfield at Youngstown. In a 1987 letter to theWest Seattle Herald, Warkentine said that when she walked through West Seattle’s parks, she could feel her father’s presence and his love for their beauty. She passed away in 2009.

The Warkentine bench and picnic table can be found adjacent to the spray-and-play feature at the Gail Resnik and Don north end of Lincoln Park. Kathi, following in her grandfather’s footsteps, recently retired from Goldberg Denise Rhiner the City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department. For more information about donating a Edward Rifkin Cynthia Riskin bench or picnic table in your favorite park, call Lee Warnecke at (206) 332-9900 x16. 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