Fritz Hedges Waterway Park
Park on the shore of Portage Bay in Seattle, Washington
47°39′07″N 122°18′56″W / 47.65193°N 122.315426°W / 47.65193; -122.315426Fritz Hedges Waterway Park, also known as Portage Bay Park, is a 3.5-acre (0.014 km2) park on the north shore of Portage Bay in the neighborhood of University District of Seattle, Washington.
The park includes a beach, pier, and a canoe and kayak launch. The park is Seattle's newest park, having been opened on October 14, 2020. Construction of the park took two years and included improvements to the habitat for salmon at the shoreline. The University of Washington owned the site since the 1970s and transferred ownership to the City of Seattle in 2013. The Washington State Department of Transportation provided $14 million to the city to purchase the site as compensation for the loss of public waterfront property due to the widening of State Route 520. The city provided $9 million to develop the park and the university paid $2.4 million for environmental remediation. The University Police station and the site of the UW surplus store were demolished to allow public access to the waterfront. The park was named after a Frederick 'Fritz' Hedges, a Seattle Parks and Recreation employee who died in 2004. The parks department said that Hedges "dedicated his life to the idea that parks and recreation are vital".[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Beekman, Daniel (2020-10-19). "Seattle opens new waterfront park on Portage Bay in 'spectacular spot' where police station once stood". The Seattle Times. Seattle, Washington. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ Craighead, Callie (2020-10-16). "Seattle's charming new waterfront park on Portage Bay officially opens". Seattle P-I. Seattle, Washington. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ Van Der Veen, Austin (2020-11-30). "Fritz Hedges Waterway Park opens in the U-District". The Daily of the University of Washington. Seattle, Washington. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
External links
- Official website
- Seattle Parks and Recreation announcement
- Frederick 'Fritz' Hedges obituary in The Seattle Times
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