Rock(s) on! Landscaping for a long-almost-empty Alki ‘island’

Big news from Tom Wyrick at Alki Arts – the traffic “island” on the north side of the Alki and 63rd intersection, practically out their front (roll-up) door, is no longer the almost-empty “island” it’s been since installation as part of the 2009 Alki Point sidewalk project. He shared the photos and this report:

For several weeks now we’ve been watching people walking around 63rd & Alki with plans and doing a lot of pointing. Yesterday we got a driftwood tree and today we are getting rocks!

Want to inspect it for yourself? Alki Arts is part of the West Seattle Art Walk tonight, 6-9 pm.

ADDED 6:03 PM: More information about the work – Seattle Parks senior landscape architect Joe Neiford says maintenance accountability for the island is in the process of being transferred to his department, from SDOT. He explains: “SDOT came up with some funding and gave it to Parks to do the redesign and relandscaping of this island so we are giving it the same treatment as the other areas in Alki Beach Park that we have been working on upgrading over the past several years.” Also in keeping with other shoreline parks, he says an art component may be in the works too. He’s working with Parks’ senior gardener for this district, Phil Renfrow. Neiford adds that, “We sincerely hope that Alki and all Seattle will be pleasantly surprised by this improvement, which was very difficult to make happen given the current economic conditions that the city is going through. It will take several weeks to complete all the elements so we hope that everybody will bear with our mess for a little while longer.”

3 Replies to "Rock(s) on! Landscaping for a long-almost-empty Alki 'island'"

  • Rob June 14, 2012 (7:40 pm)

    How much?

  • LyndaB June 14, 2012 (10:46 pm)

    Weeds are free.

  • Jeri June 14, 2012 (11:31 pm)

    Love to see things looking nice down at Alki! When our neighborhoods are well cared for, people are much more likely to help keep them well cared for…reducing crime, reducing vandalism, more welcoming for locals and families. Appreciate the effort!

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