Bands of Green a plan for the continuing development of trails, boulevards and linear parks in Seattle 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS A LETTER FROM DOUG WALKER ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iii INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv CHAPTER ONE: .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 THE HISTORY OF LINEAR PARKS IN SEATTLE........................................................................................................................................................................................................1 The Olmsted Plan.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 The Bogue Plan................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 The Burke-Gilman Trail: The Re-emergence of Linear Parks ........................................................................................................................................................5 Bands of Green 1990........................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Today’s Challenges..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 CHAPTER TWO:......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 Definitions........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 Methods..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 CHAPTER THREE:.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 THE INLAND WATERWAYS OPEN SPACE NETWORK ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 CHAPTER FOUR:................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 THE DUWAMISH RIVER OPEN SPACE NETWORK............................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 CHAPTER FIVE: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE NETWORKS............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Southeast Seattle ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................35 Southwest Seattle ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 Central Seattle ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 Downtown, Queen Anne & Magnolia............................................................................................................................................................................................61 Northeast Seattle ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................69 Northwest Seattle ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................75 CHAPTER SIX:....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 81 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 81 CHAPTER SEVEN: .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 87 IDEAS FOR FUTURE EXPLORATION............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 87 A Regional System of Linear Parks ...............................................................................................................................................................................................87 Transit Greenways..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................88 APPENDICES..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v Appendix A: Map of the Recommendations (Separate Document) ...............................................................................................................................................vii Appendix B: Neighborhood Plan Recommendations for Trails, Boulevards and Linear Parks....................................................................................................ixx Appendix C: List of Parks with Hiking Trails................................................................................................................................................................................xli Appendix D: Source Materials and Links ................................................................................................................................................................................... xliii i Kubota Gardens ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report was produced through the generous financial support of the Seattle Parks Foundation and the Seattle Department of Transportation by: Tom Byers,