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Department of Parks and Recreation New Or Expanded Capital Facilities Proj Department of Parks and Recreation New or Expanded Capital Facilities Proj. ID Project Title Capacity 2014* Location K730145 12th Avenue Square Park This project will add 7,332 0 12th AVE/E James CT Development - 2008 Parks square foot of pedestrian friendly Levy (formerly East James space to Seattle Parks. Court) K733239-02 12th Avenue Square Park This project will provide a small 0 564 12th AVE Development - Pro Parks urban park. (Formerly 12th Avenue Park) K730138 Bell Street Park Boulevard This project will provide 17,000 0 Bell ST Development square feet of pedestrian and environmentally-friendly amenities such as swales, natural landscaping, and benches. K73484 Belltown Neighborhood This project will provide 0 2407 1st Ave Center approximately 6,000 square feet of leased space on an ongoing basis to accommodate community gatherings in the Belltown area. K730144 Bitter Lake Reservoir Park This project will add nearly three 0 Linden AVE N/N 143rd ST Renovation acres of open space and park amenities to the City's park and recreation resources. K730031 Community Food Gardens and This project adds community 0 Citywide P-Patches gardens and P-Patches to afford more opportunities to the public for growing food locally. K732424 Crew Quarters Replacement This project adds space to house 75 6500 Sand Point WAY NE (Magnuson Park) landscape crew staff and volunteers for the ongoing care of Magnuson Park. This crew quarters facility will improve service efficiency, reduce travel time, fuel usage, and other costs. K730139 Donations- Green Space This project will acquire various 0 Citywide new properties. K730148 East John Street Open Space This project adds green, 0 Summit AVE E/E John ST Development environmentally sensitive improvements in an existing park. K732391 Golf Master Plan This project includes new driving 5,561 Citywide Implementation ranges, building replacements, perimeter trails and cart paths. K730011 Green Space Acquisitions- This project will acquire various 1,430 Citywide 2008 Parks Levy new properties. K730091 Hing Hay Park Development This project adds .31 acres of 2,500 423 Maynard AVE S parkland to an existing neighborhood park. K730146 Jimi Hendrix Park This project makes the park more 0 2400 Massachusetts ST Improvements inviting, usable, and environmentally friendly. K730150 Lower Kinnear Park The project will redevelop the 0 899 W Olympic PL Renovation park making it more inviting and usable. *Amounts in thousands of dollars 2014 - 2019 Adopted Capital Improvement Program Department of Parks and Recreation New or Expanded Capital Facilities Proj. ID Project Title Capacity 2014* Location K730099 Maple Leaf Reservoir Park This project adds 16 acres of 0 1020 NE 82nd ST Development open space and recreational amenities on a lidded reservoir. K730100 Marra-Desimone Park This project will provide 1,000 9026 4th AVE S Development community and recreation space to the 8.7 acre site. K730010 Neighborhood Park This project will acquire various 300 Acquisitions- 2008 Parks Levy new properties. K730040 Opportunity Fund Acquisitions This project will acquire various 0 Citywide - 2008 Parks Levy new properties. K732337 Rainier Beach Community This project will replace the 0 8802 Rainier Ave S Center Redevelopment existing community center and swimming pool. K730153 Rainier Beach Urban Farm and This project develops a working 300 5513 S Cloverdale ST Wetlands Improvements organic urban farm, wetlands, and related amenities that will be open to the public. K730154 Santos Rodriguez Memorial This project adds a children's 0 16th AVE S/S Lander ST Park (El Centro de la Raza) play area and other amenities and Play Area Improvements will allow greater accessibility to it by the general public. K730032 Shoreline Access- Street Ends This project adds public access to 75 Citywide shorelines including viewpoints and canoe and kayak launch points. K730155 Troll's Knoll (Aurora Avenue This project adds 1.75 acres of 0 Aurora AVE N/N 36th ST/N N. and N 36th St.) Park sustainable park space. 36TH ST Development K730156 University Heights - South Lot This project adds green, 0 University Wy NE/NE 50th Development environmentally sensitive St improvements and creates usable open space in the University District. K733124 University Heights Open This project adds green, 0 University Wy NE/NE 50th Space Improvements environmentally sensitive St improvements and creates usable open space in the University District. K730115 Victor Steinbrueck Park Capacity will depend on the 1,200 2001 Western AVE Renovation project scope that will be the subject of additional citizen review consistent with the Parks Department's Public Involvement Policies. K730132 Washington Park Arboretum This project renovates park areas 0 2300 Arboretum DR E Improvements- 2008 Parks with new horticultural displays Levy and trails. K730119 West Seattle Reservoir Park This project adds 20 acres of 0 Development open space and recreational amenities on a lidded reservoir. *Amounts in thousands of dollars 2014 - 2019 Adopted Capital Improvement Program Seattle Department of Transportation New or Expanded Capital Facilities Proj. ID Project Title Capacity 2014* Location TC367420 23rd Avenue Corridor This project will install road 10,750 23rd AVE S/E John Improvements improvements and improve the ST/Raini AVE S efficiency of Seattle’s transportation network and of the regional transit network. TC367370 3rd Avenue Corridor This project will increase the 2,820 3rd AVE/S Jackson Improvements person-carrying capacity of ST/Denny WAY Seattle's transportation network and of the regional transit network. TC366050 Alaskan Way Viaduct This project funds the City's 6,207 ALASKAN WY VI Replacement involvement in the replacement SB/BATTERY ST TUN of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and OFF RP Seawall. TC366250 Aurora Transit, Pedestrian, and This project will install 0 Aurora Ave N/N 110th St/N Safety Improvements pedestrian safety and access 145th St improvements and continuous transit lanes to improve transit service in the corridor. TC367390 Ballard to Downtown High This project will increase the 700 Downtown Capacity Transit and Ship person-carrying capacity of Ballard/Downtown Seattle Canal Crossing Project Seattle’s transportation network and of the regional transit network TC366760 Bike Master Plan This program will install bike 6,483 Citywide Implementation lanes and bicycle route signing, and complete links or reconstruct key sections of urban trails in order to increase bicycle safety and access. TC367240 Broadway Streetcar Extension This project will build a half-mile 1,775 Broadway E/E Denny streetcar line. Way/E Roy ST TC364830 Burke-Gilman Trail Extension This project will construct three 0 Various miles of new multi-use trail. TC367070 Cheshiahud Lake Union Trail This project will install a six mile 1,369 Lake Union Project loop trail. TC365690 Chief Sealth Trail This project will construct 3.6 0 Southeast miles of multi-use trail, in phases I and II. Phase III of the project will construct an additional length of approximately one mile, for the Northern Extension from Beacon Avenue South to South Angeline Street/15th Avenue South. TC323860 Collision Evaluation Program This program identifies and 156 Citywide facilitates safety improvements for high collision street locations. TC367380 Eastlake Corridor Transit and This project will increase the 1,200 Eastlake AVE/Stewart Street Improvements person-carrying capacity of ST/NE 65th ST Seattle’s transportation network and of the regional transit network. *Amounts in thousands of dollars 2014 - 2019 Adopted Capital Improvement Program Seattle Department of Transportation New or Expanded Capital Facilities Proj. ID Project Title Capacity 2014* Location TC367100 First Hill Streetcar The project constructs a modern, 14,111 Various low-floor streetcar system. TC365850 Freight Spot Improvement This project will improve 425 Citywide Program mobility. Specific projects and the corresponding impacts on capacity are still to be determined. TC366380 Greenwood Avenue N Street This project will add a center two 0 Greenwood Ave N/N 105th Improvements -way left-turn lane and improve St/N 112th St the street right-of-way. TC327000 Lake Union Ship Canal Trail This project will construct 0.75 0 W Nickerson St/6th Ave miles of new trail. W/15th Ave W TC323130 Left Turn Signals This project will add between 203 Citywide three and five left turn signals annually. TC366930 Linden Avenue North This project will install road 0 Linden Ave N/N 128th St/N Complete Streets improvements (concrete 145th St sidewalks, curb and gutters, and asphalt road section) on Linden from N 145th - N 128th. TC367480 Madison Street Bus Rapid This project will increase the 1,500 Madison ST/Alaskan Transit person-carrying capacity of WAY/Martin Luther King Seattle's transportation network Junior WAY E and of the regional transit network. TC366060 Magnolia Bridge Replacement This project will build a new 0 W Garfield St/15th Ave Project bridge to current engineering W/Thorndyke Ave W standards to replace the existing bridge. TC365500 Mercer Corridor Project This project will provide 0 Mercer St/Fairview Ave transportation improvements to N/Dexter Ave N enhance all modes of travel, including pedestrian mobility, and better utilize existing street capacity in the South Lake Union area. TC367110 Mercer Corridor Project West The project will provide an 21,221 Mercer ST/Elliot AVE Phase east/west connection between I-5, W/Dexter AVE N SR99, and Elliott Ave W. TC365750 Mountains to Sound Greenway This project will construct 0.25 0 TP-28 12th Ave. S/Golf Dr. Trail miles of new trail. S TP-28 4th Ave. S/S Royal Brougham Way TC323250 Neighborhood Traffic Control This program will install traffic 500 Citywide Program calming devices on neighborhood streets. TC323610 New Traffic Signals This project will install new 485 Citywide traffic signals to improve traffic flow, reduce the frequency and severity of traffic accidents, and support pedestrian activity. *Amounts in thousands of dollars 2014 - 2019 Adopted Capital Improvement Program Seattle Department of Transportation New or Expanded Capital Facilities Proj.
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