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Pocket parks are one way to provide recreation or open space needs distinctive from other types of park needs such as regional, community or neighborhood parks. Primarily aimed at offering a small open-space/recreational venue of a more passive or intimate nature, servicing local REPUBLICA residents rather than across the city (a N citizens ST role played by larger park types). Pocket parks may be considered as an alternative to or replacement of a neighborhood park where providing a typical neighborhood park is impractical or not achievable. Example: Formosa Park, West Hollywood, CA
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Formosa Pocket Park in West Hollywood is a 4,000 square foot park that was created for citizens of a nearby mixed-use development. Containing a variety of plant types, a water fountain and seating areas, the park was designed out of a desire for more public gathering spaces, and to be a recreational haven from the bustle of surrounding streets
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The proposed pocket park site serves an unmet need for green space within the Pike-Pine District of Capitol Hill. Tucked in between several Y residential buildings, the proposed pocket wouldWA also provide a respite from the highly impervious IVE OL surfaces that characterize the area. Although during the summer there is adequate canopy cover from the street trees, during the winter, there is a feeling of starkness when the trees have shed their leaves. By taking the place of a parking lot, the proposed ST E pocket park will satisfy the open space and PIN recreation needs of neighborhood residents within the surrounding blocks who may not be able to enjoy other park spaces slightly further from the proposed site. The site is also favorably situated in terms of access by bicycle or bus, allowing residents to take a moment in their daily routine to enjoy a short break. T
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Joming Lau is an urban planner and designer with a keen interest in the nexus of planning, urban design and sustainability. He is a graduate of the Master of Urban Planning program at the University of Washington with a Certificate in Urban Design, and has a BSc in Environmental Sciences, and is a LEED AP. Joming brings his professional experience in project management, sustainability indicators, and research and combines it with his exceptional technical skills in Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGIS, and Microsoft Office. First interested in the concept of sustainable communities after a visit in 2003 to Durika, a ecovillage and biological reserve in Costa Rica, where he stayed at a community that truly walked the talk of sustainability, he was inspired how its principles could be replicated elsewhere. This led to an interest in sustainability in regards to the built environment. In recognizing the large impacts that cities have on our natural environment, he became interested in how cities and urbanized spaces are planned, and how they can have a positive impact on the world.
Created 1,500 linear feet of marine habitat showing marine development in 3 years comparable to a typical site of 8-10 years
Since the installation of the habitat skirt 3 years ago, monitoring of the habitat skirt and surrounding marine habitat has been done annually to fulfill Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) requirements for Fisheries Act Authorization. Monitoring by EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. includes biannually conducting an inventory and assessment of the dominant intertidal and sub-tidal biota, and comparing biota diversity/productivity with a known and accepted reference site (Marathon) adjacent to the project. Installed 8-10 years ago as new marine habitat, the Marathon reference site was determined by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to have achieved an acceptable marine habitat condition. In the most recent inventory and assessment conducted in March 2011 by EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., no significant difference was observed between the Marathon reference site (8-10 years of marine development), and the habitat skirt (3 years of marine development), in terms of species richness and diversity. As well, 43 species were found on the habitat skirt, compared with 46 species at the reference site, and schools of 500 or greater of the following salmonids: Chum, Coho, and possibly Chinook were observed at the habitat skirt.1 Reduced Stormwater Runoff by 13% or 1.29 million gallons
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Compared with the rest of the City of Seattle, the median age of residents living in Capitol Hill are relatively young, and homogenous in terms of its age distribution, with much of the neighborhood in the 29-35.3 age range. A similar median age is observed in the central portion of Seattle (U-District, Belltown, Wallingford, etc..), while older populations are situated to the south, and along the shorelines.
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Compared with the rest of the City of Seattle, the population density of Capitol Hill is much higher, with population densities of 73-151 near the intersection of E Olive Way and Summit Ave. There are a variety of densities throughout Capitol Hill, showing a variety of housing types, with greater variation than the rest of Seattle. With such a high level of density, Capitol Hill would benefit greatly from a pocket park that would allow for resident populations to have some access to green space.
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Compared with the rest of the City of Seattle, the household income of residents living in Capitol Hill appears to be relatively low (as is the rest of Downtown Seattle), with more wealthy populations living to the north and connecting to Montlake to the north. One note of caution is that this income data is almost 10 years old, and this maps do not appear to reflect the shift in income that has happened in Capitol Hill. In terms of what this means for the value of parcel parks, lower income households often have less access to private green spaces such as backyards as well as larger spaces such as neighborhood parks, and pocket parks could serve as an effective remedy to this issue.
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