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Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Downtown Seattle Association are excited to announce the construction schedule for installing the new Westlake Children’s Play Area, presented by Seattle Children’s Research Institute. Work is projected to begin on Monday, February 18, 2013 and to last 5-7 days with an opening celebration on Friday, March 1, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.
Half of the park will be required for installation and construction staging. The play space will be located on the east edge of the park, about midway between Pike and Pine Streets, across from the Metropolitan Building. Westlake Park is located in the heart of downtown Seattle at 401 Pine St.
DSA has partnered with Parks to help make downtown more family and kid-friendly by providing this small play space for children. This is a two year pilot program.
The play space will be encircled by attractive low fencing and benches where guardians can relax. Inside the play area will be two exciting play elements. The first is called a Mini Geode, a climbing structure with a combination of rounded and linear beams forming the outside sphere and a complex inner structure of ropes. The second structure is a grouping of three rolling climber domes made of stainless steel. The surfacing will be a forgiving rubberized material that rests directly on top of the existing pavers, allowing it to be removed without much disruption. Some of the existing planters have been relocated and pedestrians will be able to move smoothly past and around the play space.
Mithun volunteered their creative skills to design the space and Lease Crutcher Lewis generously volunteered to install the play equipment. Seattle Children’s Research Institute is the presenting sponsor for this project.
For a list of partnering organizations and to learn more about the project please visit
the Parks project page.

Neighbor Appreciation Day is this Saturday, and Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw and Downtown Residents Council Chair Linda Mitchell are organizing a Waterfront Clean Up Party from 9 AM to noon.

Click here for more information.

The Parks Department is holding a meeting to give an update on the Bell Street Park project.

Tuesday, January 22
6 PM
Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell Street

One year ago, the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) project began in Belltown. Please join us Wednesday for an update on the progress made and the future of the project.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013
7 PM
Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell Street

Great cities thrive with dynamic educational institutions. Downtown Seattle is no exception. Join City University of Seattle on Friday, January 25, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 521 Wall St, Seattle as we open our doors and dedicate our flagship campus and headquarters. We're thrilled to return home to Seattle and continue to make a difference in lives through education.

Event to include…

• Appetizers and cocktails provided by Tom Douglas Catering
• Tours
• Complimentary valet parking service
• Live music and entertainment
• Giveaways
• Special remarks from Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, famed restaurateur Tom
  Douglas, Downtown Seattle Association chairman Jack McCullough, and Seattle
  Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Maud Daudon
• And much more!

Your RSVP is optional, but taking a moment
to do so will help us execute a thoughtful event. Thank you!

Yesterday was the wettest day in a year. You can help by clearing storm drains of leaves, and report flooding to Seattle Public Utilities at 206-386-1800.

Read more at seattle.gov.

The Seattle Police Department West Precinct will be holding the first meeting of the new Safe Communities initiative Thursday, October 18, at 7 PM at the Belltown Community Center.

Modeled on the Youth and Families Initiative, Safe Communities will follow a similar path, bringing residents, police officers and City departments together in living rooms, cafes, barber shops and community centers across Seattle to tell the City and SPD about specific things their communities need to improve safety and determine which priorities should come first. Those priorities will then guide the actions the City, SPD and neighborhoods will take together to protect public safety. This process seeks to address chronic neighborhood issues, concerns that will require coordinated involvement of diverse voices in the city (SPD, Parks, SDOT, City Attorney’s Office, Neighborhood Groups, Schools and others) working together to understand, address, and resolve conditions that impact public safety.

Please register online or by contacting Noreen Tanaka at 206.684.8901.

Details to come…