Jackson Park for All

Let’s turn “Jackson” Park golf course into a free public green space.

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We believe that everybody should have access to this publically-owned Seattle park — whether you want to golf, play soccer, walk your dog, birdwatch, or simply walk or roll home from your nearest light rail station.

Because two new light rail stations are coming to “Jackson” Park, right now is our best chance to:

  • Rename the park, which is currently named after a genocidal tyrant and slaveowner,
  • Turn it into a free public green space with amenities that better serve the neighborhood and the environment,
  • And build more surrounding housing so that more neighbors can enjoy it and access the new light rail stations.

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Votes & Quotes

Votes & Quotes Park Designs Community Votes for Alternative Park Usage We conducted outreach at multiple community events where we collected votes with dot stickers on people’s preferred alternative “Jackson” Park usages. Community voting for Preferred “Jackson” park uses, at Sound Transit Lynnwood Link Opening Aug 2024 Community voting for Preferred “Jackson” park uses, at Lake City Summer Fest Aug 2024 Community voting for Preferred “Jackson” park uses, at Lake City Summer Fest Aug 2023 We also conducted an online survey for preferred alternative “Jackson” Park uses.

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Our Demands

Learn more about our demands

Our Demands Environment FAQ Civics FAQ Demand #1: Rename the park. Andrew Jackson: Slaveowner and genocidal tyrant. Eliminate monuments to white supremacy. A better name for a better park. Demand #2: Add Accessible Pathways. The meager Perimeter Trail is wheelchair inaccessible, claustrophobic, and unpleasant. Demand #2: Add Accessible Pathways. Allow many more people to walk, roll, and bike to both stations. Demand #3: Free Public Green Space. Fix the Northeast Seattle Park Desert.

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Take Action

Send a letter to Seattle City Council and Parks & Rec!

Send a letter to Seattle public officials! Ask for changes to Jackson Park to Seattle City Council, Parks and Rec, Department of Transportation, Office of Sustainability and Environment, and Office of Planning and Community Development. Send a Letter! Take a survey on your preferred park uses We will publish the aggregated results from this survey and use them to ask the city for the uses you all want! Take a survey!

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About Us

Jackson Park for All is a project of More Parks for More Neighbors Coalition.

Contact Twitter: @jp4all_org Mastodon: @jp4all@social.ridetrans.it Mailing list About Us Jackson Park for All is a project of More Parks for More Neighbors Coalition, an all-volunteer group of Seattle community members working to better connect people to parks and all the other places they want to go via transit and well-located housing. Our group consists of families living near “Jackson” Park who want free public green spaces to walk our dogs, run around with our children, explore nature, meet with our neighbors, and more.

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