UW Campus Trails, steps, & P-Patch to be south of I- 5 Colonnade Blaine and Howe Street steps REI
N new lighting existing features connector trail new features or improvements overhead freeway and support columns terrace skate features 100 rain screens terrace vements and additions to I-5 Colonnade Open Space: New lighting will use existing wiring and bases installed during the initial park construction. Rain screens will provide a continuous dry space for people exercising on the steps during rain. A new connector trail will better utilize the existing paths. New and wider terraces will provide additional exercise space and will include simple equipment such as chin-up and dip bars, and sit-up bench. A new skate area will provide bowl and ramp features in a dry unused space. Trail connection through the park of the proposed trail extending south to E. Aloha St. onal improvements for the southern part of the park that are shown on next page: Better surfacing in the Off Leash Area and dog agility course. Improvements and repairs to the Mountain Bike area including new/relocated features to mitigate loss of existing features due to new connector trail to the south. Better, easy grade access from Franklin Ave. E. Finish incomplete sidewalk at the NE corner of Franklin Ave. E. and E. Blaine St. Bicycle and dog themed art.
finish side walk skate feature existing palm tree art Blaine St. new exercise station easy grade rance from ine St. granite gathering area off-leash area new surfacing, agility course, and dog themed art bike themed art tread improvements in bike area rfield St. new connector trail N trees ce existing features new features or improvements new and relocated mountain bike features overhead freeway and support columns private parking 150
Eastlake Woods Hill Climb and P-Patch To Colonnade N Trees P-Patches To E. Aloha St. Trail Steps Shed 4
E. Galer St. UW Camp Eastlake Woods E. Nelson Pl. Access road to WSDOT gate Aerial view showing proposed trail route and access points possible access point to reach trail N E. Aloha St. trail This page intentionally left blank. 5
Eastlake Woods aerial photo 6
Eastlake Woods seen from Eastlake Avenue. ECC is proposing a trail, steps, and 30 P-Patch plots on this WSDOT land. Eastlake Woods, seen from the sunny and treeless upper portion where ECC is proposing 30 P-Patch plots, which would be serviced from above by an existing maintenance road. 7
Lake Union abutments retaining wall abutment N retaining wall abutment Extent of Proposal Area Showing column locations, overhead freeway and ramps, abutments, adjacent buildings and streets. 0 100 200 300 400 500 freeway support columns general route of trail 8
N Photo location A A and reference 100 elevated steps Franklin St. end C Gate B Abutment Shown on the map are two possible routes. Dark green is the most basic implementation of the connector trail needing only removal of the gate. The street end, currently being used as a parking lot, has a grade of 14%. Light green shows a potentially ADA compliant route that would keep the trail grade near 5%. Construction of an accessible path would need grading and retaining structures similar to those used for the ADA compliant paths in the I-5 Colonnade Open Space, a city park. Light blue shows possible trail connection to Lakeview Blvd including a new elevated stairway. 9
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N Photo location A and reference L 100 retaining wall M N K abutment fence needed bus stop The dark green line shows existing service road entering from Eastlake Ave. E. and continuing north under the freeway interchange. This section could easily be used for the trail but the 15% grade is rather steep. The light green line shows a possible extension of the trail joining Eastlake Ave. E. at the E. Aloha St. intersection. This is a better location for the entrance as it aligns with the existing crosswalk and is at a higher elevation eliminating the steep climb/descent. This route also has the possibility of being ADA compliant. Red dashed line shows where a fence will be needed to block access to freeway lanes. 11
Photo A- Possible ADA compliant path entrance from the intersection of E. Galer St. and Franklin Ave. E. Photo F - Typical section of service road not covered by the freeway canopy north of E. Nelson Place and south of Franklin Ave. E. end. 12
Photo G - E. Nelson Place looking east from Eastlake Ave. E. towards the fence that encloses the currently no trespassing area that is proposed for the connector trail. 13
Photo N - Crosswalk and bus stop at E. Aloha St. showing possible trail entrance and route. 14
Eastlake Woods aerial photo 15
Eastlake Woods seen from Eastlake Avenue. ECC is proposing a trail, steps, and 30 P-Patch plots on this WSDOT land. Eastlake Woods, seen from the sunny and treeless upper portion where ECC is proposing 30 P-Patch plots, which would be serviced from above by an existing maintenance road. 16
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