2017

132nd Square Park

March 27, 2017
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Location: Kirkland/Eastside
Address: 13159 132nd Ave. N.E., Kirkland
Acreage: 9.76

An example of a great neighborhood park, this park drew me for a spring birthday party last year, and I have been back twice to enjoy it again.

It is a square, and it sits […]

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White Center Bike Playground/Dick Thurnau Park

March 10, 2017
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Location: White Center/West Seattle
Address: 11050 10th Ave. S.W.
Acreage: 33.42

All it takes is some paint on a flat surface to create a fun new activity for kids on wheels. Opened in late 2016, this “bike playground” is modeled after popular ones in Europe […]

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North Transfer Station

Location: North Seattle/Wallingford/Fremont
Address: Woodlawn Ave. N. and N. 35th St.
Acreage: ~1.1

I bet you’ve never seen a dump this fancy. The North Transfer Station, as it prefers to be known, has undergone a giant ($108 million) renovation. The building is supposedly top […]

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Google Playground and Cross Kirkland Corridor

February 16, 2017
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Location: Kirkland/Eastside
Address: 7th Ave. S. and 5th Pl. S., Kirkland (between Google Buildings B and D)
Acreage: ~ 3.0

I’ve been on a new mission to find cool examples of public-private partnerships that result in public spaces. Did you know that Google’s Kirkland […]

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