FUTURE JUNCTION PARK: What’s next after today’s site chat

Just back from the future West Seattle Junction park in the 4700 block of 40th SW, where Parks reps spent the past two hours under canopies next to the site, talking with people about the plan. Project manager Kelly Goold told us visitors voiced support for the existing design:

The park was close to construction before the pandemic pause defunded it, but now the money for it will be restored by early next year, and after final reviews, it’ll be sent out to bid. Meantime, it’s still getting interim use as a pet-relief area. (Part of the future park will be set aside for that use.) If you missed today’s meeting, you still have a chance to provide feedback – this online survey remains open until the end of the month.

Marie October 10, 2023 (10:04 pm)

The plan looks great!

Maggie October 11, 2023 (10:57 am)

I wish the city would look at the existing park in the Junction, the one in front of QFC, and address the long-standing problems with open drug use, common fights and other aggressive, belligerent behavior that makes this place a blight on our community. This is a park in name only because until the city decides to activate the space and make it usable by everyone, it is nothing but a festering, wasted space. Instead they are opening other “parks” which they won’t patrol or maintain and will just become another liability for business owners and neighbors.