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Gardens and mutual aid? Process begins to shape Capitol Hill’s last* new park

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The Cass Turnbull Garden already calls the property home. How it fits into the plans for the future park will be part of the process (Image: Cass Turnbull Garden)

There was a time when we thought Broadway Hill Park would be the last of its kind — 12,000 square feet of grass, benches, community gardening space, and a BBQ grill in the middle of Capitol Hill.

There is another.

The Seattle Parks department has started the public planning process to reshape the 1.6 acre property left to the city by philanthropist Kay Bullitt at her 2021 death as a new city park. A survey has been launched and public meetings are coming.

The path to create the park will not be straight. The city must now navigate the “unique opportunity” to transform a private Capitol Hill yard already promised and in use as a community garden space into a public park serving communities far beyond Capitol Hill’s northern mansions and the overgrown greenbelt surrounding St. Mark’s Cathedral. Landmarks considerations and the city’s ongoing homelessness crisis and recent park sweeps will also shape the conversation.

Given the importance of the land at Harvard Ave E at E Prospect on the northeast slopes of Capitol Hill above I-5, it might not be surprising there is already a vision for its place in the community. Continue reading →

Police investigate after North Capitol Hill bout of gunfire and road rage

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“Police have closed the road at Harvard and Prospect. Neighbors saying there were two cars shooting at each other on this block. No injuries. Police investigating”  (Image: @whocanstandit via Twitter)

There were no injuries and no arrests in a Saturday afternoon bout of gunfire and road rage incidents on the usually quiet streets of North Capitol Hill west of Volunteer Park.

According to East Precinct radio updates, a series of road rage calls and hit and run collisions began on Belmont just after 2 PM and continued with gunfire reported near Prospect and Harvard and a hit and run and road rage incident at Broadway and Roy. Continue reading →