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BENEDICT FOUNTAIN PARK

DHM Design

AGENDA

•Project background and overview of past work

•Brief presentation of park improvements

•Break out session to review alternatives and record

comments

•Regroup to share summary of comments

•Review Next Steps

•To maximize everyone’s time, comments for any unrelated topics may be

recorded

on cards and left in box.

Background Information DURA - overview of St. Luke’s Urban Redevelopment Area and

funding for the park improvements

Timeline 2009- 2010 Planning process with community meetings led by Council office

and DURA to identify Area Improvement Projects.

Two public improvement projects were identified.

1) Benedict Fountain Park improvements

2) Intersection project at Grant, Tremont Pl., 21st and 20th Ave.

2010- Park improvements preliminary concept plan was developed

(Overview to follow)

Fall 2011 funding became available to implement the park improvement

project.

Overall Budget $500,000 for adding park amenities and $250,000 for renovation of existing

park infrastructure (i.e. irrigation, fountain, lighting, etc.)

EXISTING CONDITIONS

Site Context

Site Context

BIKE SHARE

BIKE ROUTE

Site Context

Moondog Farm

Gardens Benedict

Park Place

Uptown Square

Apartment Homes

Queen Anne

Bed & Breakfast

2010

CONCEPTUAL PLAN

J.B. Benedict

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

ALTERNATIVES

Invite

Secure

Lighting

Activate

Existing Playground at Elementary School

BREAK OUT SESSION

Give us your thoughts:

What do you like?

What don’t you like?

What’s missing?

NEXT STEPS

1) Everything presented tonight will be posted to the city

website

2) Evaluate and consolidate comments and ideas into

single plan

3) Post final plan on city website in early spring

4) Construction expected to be completed in the Spring of

2013

Thank You