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Mt Baker Park Safe Access Project

Mt. Baker Park Safe Access Project | 2nd Community Meeting | Fall 2017

NIC MORIN, PLA & PETER CROMWELL

- Team Coordination & Project Management - Community Design Process - Landscape Architecture - Analysis, Design & Construction Drawings

PAM kLIMENT, NEIghbORhOOd PLANNERkAREN sELANdER, PROjECT MANAgERgREg fuNk, sTAIRWAy INsPECTOR

- Property Owner - Development / Design Guidelines

- Project oversight

PROJECT TEAM

susAN kOCIk, CO-ChAIRjILL MCkINsTRy, CO-ChAIR

- Volunteer Public Outreach / Engagement - Community Builder / Champion

- Grant Applicant

- Funding Agency - Community Process, Guidelines

- Project oversight

- Property Owner - Development / Design Guidelines

- Project oversight

Friends of Mt. Baker Safe Access

- Volunteer Public Outreach / Engagement - Community Builder / Champion

- Grant Applicant

Friends of Mt. Baker Safe Access

- Fundraising Support - Fiscal Sponsor


1. Identify Needs of the Community

2. Respect City Standards (Design, Construction, Maintenance)

3. Upgrade the Trail

4. Connect to History

5. Synthesize & Blend into a Compelling Design

SUMMARY OF PROJECT GOALS


PROJECT SCHEDULE & PROCESS

MAY - Project Kick-off: Outreach, Background, Site Analysis

JUNE - First Community Meeting: Identify community needs, Design Game/Brainstorm

JULY/AUGUST - Synthesize into 2-3 Alternatives & Review with City/Steering Committee

SEPTEMBER - Second Community Meeting: Review findings, Discuss Design Alternatives OCTOBER - Generate Preferred Alternative & Review with City/Steering Committee

NOVEMBER - Third Community Meeting: Refine Preferred Alternative DECEMBER - Complete Preferred Alternative


COMMUNICATION & OUTREACH

Primary Project Contact: Jill McKinstry / Susan [email protected]

Seattle Department of Transportation: Greg [email protected]

Seattle Parks and Recreation: Pam [email protected]

Design Consultant: Nic Morin/Peter [email protected] / [email protected]

Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/MtBakerParkSafeAccess

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BakerSafeAccess

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtbakerparksafeaccess


NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT


HISTORIC CONTEXT


SITE ANALYSIS

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To Playground & Tennis Courts

To Lake Washington

NeighborhoodEntrance

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Project Boundary

Ex Gravel Trail

Ex Dirt Trail

Ex Concrete Steps

Ex Wood Steps


SITE CHARACTER


PARK CHARACTER


OLMSTED INFLUENCE


OLMSTED DETAILS


INSPIRATION


SUMMARY OF GROUND RULES

• Listen to everyone’s viewpoint, common good is informed by all

• Everyone participates, together we know more

• Engage, not recruit

• Practice generosity & be civil

• Be positive & constructive; propose flexible solutions

• Be willing to change your mind when hearing new information

• Seek common ground

• Look for win-win solutions where all can succeed


DESIGN GAME ELEMENTS

Picnic Tables

Bike Rack

Standard Staircase

Artistic Handrail Benches

Guardrail

Seatwall

Art / Sculpture

Map / Wayfinding

Bike Runnel

Standard Handrail

Olmstedian Staircase

Natural Stone Staircase Gathering Area

InterpretiveSignage (Park/

Neighborhood History)


DESIGN GAME ELEMENTS

Donor Recognition

Overlook

Natural Play Area

Rain Garden

Lawn / Turf

Formal Entrance

Kiosk

Restoration/Habitat Plantings

Polinator Pathway

Wood Chip Path

Concrete Path

Traffic Calming / Street Mural

Gravel Path

Asphalt Path

Low Maint. Eco Turf


DESIGN GAME EXAMPLE

BenchFormal Entry

Stone StairsAsphalt Path

Arti sti c Railings

Rain GardenAsphalt Path Asphalt Path

Comments:• Litt le bike trail• Like formal entry• Include a bench• Natural stone staircase and arti sti c railing• Bike runnel (minority voice in the group)• Make lower trail asphalt, gravel has been used

at the lake, it was costly and does not work• Keep it simple

Group 1COMMUNITY INPUT

Olmsted StaircaseSi� ng Wall Arti sti c Railings

Barkchip PathMap/Wayfi nding None Seat Wall

Picnic TablesBike Runnel

Olmsted Staircase

Arti sti c RailingBike Runnel

None

• Revisit Olmsted steps down below• Serpenti ne trail for bikes and strollers- trail for

all • 20 yrs ago, slipped and broke arm here

• Arti sti c railing• Nati ve planti ngs throughout• Sledding hill• Remove hazelnut, more room and use• Could bike path be the sledding hill?• Staircase side to side kills all other uses.• N. trail - wood chip• Street side = Olmsted stairs - more natural

below• May/wayfi nding at bott om• Like the idea of fundraising through ti les• Ceramic ti les by Mike Rosen at seati ng area

Comments:• Maintain trail so have a direct route to

playground and beach• Bike runnel• Plaza at top• Picnic table at top with light• Can you lessen the slope?• Can we do serpenti ne path with stairs?• Remove existi ng guardrail and replace with

seatwall• Nice and sunny and dry• Maybe picnic table or two- kid space - could be

nice

Comments:• Sledding path• Biking path• stairs and path to accommodate bikes and

strollers• Remove shrub on north side of pathway, just

above lower stairs• Nati ve plants (along north edge)• Art on raisers stairs - donors. Leaf theme• Olmsted seat wall with bollard (top)• Take out guardrail and add seatwall• Stairs with a stroller path- accessible for kids on

bikes

Group 3 Group 2

Seat WallFormal Entry

Overlook

Restorati on/Habitat Planti ngs

Bike RunnelArti sti c Railing Rain Garden Seat Wall

Formal EntryDonor Recogniti on

Concrete PathBike Runnel

Arti sti c RailingsBench

Art/Sculpture Kiosk

• Bike runnel• Overlook• Remove shrub/ hazelnut• Kill some trees• Bobsled type trail, “S” trail 365 days• Sculpture somewhere• Kiosk @ bott om like at community club• Lower paths - rubber syntheti c turf • Surfaces with good tracti on

• Beauti ful locati on, park• Make accessible for bike riders, hard to push

bike up hill, now it’s dangerous• A lot of invasives to remove• Use nati ves, rain gardens, help habitat• Invasive hard habitat• Like Olmstedian infl uence - compati ble with

park and neighborhood• Maintain lower paths• Improve upper areas• Two houses contrast one another• Could be work of art• Resurrect parks committ ee through Mt. Baker

Community Club

Comments:• Sled hill• Bikable tobaggon runnel• Kill tree (shrub in middle b/w staircases)• Syntheti c track surface path (bott om north

trail)• Kill some trees (bott om by Mt Baker park main

trail)• Syntheti c track material path (bott om)• Keep it open• Sledding Hill (good) / bike access• 2 seatwalls for formal entrance• Donor recogniti on

Comments:• Start the staircase within the sidewalk (at the

top)• Bicycle ramp (top)• Flowers along green strip (top)• Switch back sloping path. Porous material -

bikable kids• Bikable for litt le kids & strollers• Pull out fl at area (middle b/w staircases)• Omstedean staircase or arti sti c handrail• Tear out invasive plants and put in nati ves!• Get rid of roted wood planks (at bott om)• Focus on aestheti cs

Group 5 Group 4

Olmstedian StaircaseSeatwall

Interpreti ve Signage (Park/Neighborhood

History)

BenchesConcrete Path

Restorati on/Habitat Planti ngs None Art/Sculpture

Olmstedian StaircaseSeat Wall

Bike RunnelNatural Stone

Staircase(Park/Neighborhood

History)

• Keep lower paths - people will take direct route, anyway

• Sign about project• Serpenti ne trail at Freeway Park is good example• Can you do steps and serpenti ne trail at top?

Comments:• Swale (middle) along sides of path• Steps/ramp to (transiti on to the) path (at the

north and south)• Steep• Serpenti ne trail to get down from upper area• Wide enough for bikes, strollers, etc.• Formal entry• Art work- welcome to our park sculpture and

si� ng bench• Contemplati ve area/ character below• Integrate swales down path to help manage

run-off from path - nice to see this around town

Comments:• Dog poop bag dispense (at top)• Concrete• Bag dispenser for dogs• Seat wall at top of trail• Stairs & ramp at upper area • Liked ideas proposed by other groups

Group 7 Group 6


LOCAL PRECEDENT / COMPARISON

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(Historical Site)To Playground & Tennis Courts

To Lake Washington


Sylvan Terrace Dr. S.

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LEGENDProperty Line

Project Boundary

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Ex Dirt Trail

Ex Concrete Steps

Ex Wood Steps

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Existing Conditions

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Historic Railing

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Project Boundary

Pervious Concrete

Concrete Trail

Asphalt Trail

Concrete Circles

Boulders

Flagstone

Concrete Stairs

Plinths

Gardenesque Plantings

Interpretive Signage / Wayfinding

Alternative “A”

Historic Character

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Prominent EntryFeatures Flagstone Landings Stone Seatbench 3 Switchbacks,

12% SlopeAsphalt “Connector”

Trails, 8% Slope

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Lower Cost / Faster Build


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To Lake Washington



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LEGENDProperty Line

Project Boundary

Gravel Trail

Concrete Trail

Asphalt Trail

Concrete Circles

Boulders

Flagstone

Concrete Stairs

Plinths

Alternative “B”

Simple Design

AB

Street Plantings Stairs from Overlook

2 Switchbacks @ 18% Slope

Convert “Connector” Trails

to GravelNative / Habitat

Plantings Standard RailingNatural Seating Natural Play Elements

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