I was riding my bicycle up 9th Avenue yesterday and couldn’t help noticing how all of the new construction was lining up around the central block of the proposed Seattle Commons. Of course, the voters declined to approve the project in 1996 but the basic ideas that went into it five years of community work seem to be taking shape. A small but nice public space on the lake to the North and the one block of grass planted by volunteers still anchors the Southern end. New jobs and housing, even a Whole Foods, surround what still could be a wonderful green park stretching from the lake to Downtown Seattle. I went back to look at the some of the old articles and came upon one in the Seattle Times, CLICK LINK HERE, in 1994, eleven years ago. Joel Horn
I worked on this project. I made yard signs and I made phone calls. This has not turned out how we wanted it to turn out. Do you think it would still work as a great park even it is was half the size?
I love the Commons Park that we designed and took to the voters but I also feel that we could still have a great park there. It would be different, not as wide, but on the other hand it might be safer and more urban. If you know Paul Allen you should ask him what he thinks. Joel Horn