Barker Landscape Architects
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN + PLANNING
- » SR520 PORTAGE BAY CPTED PROJECT, SEATTLE, WA
- Barker Landscape Architects was hired to gather community input and generate schematic plans for short term and long term improvements of the open space located below the Portage Bay SR 520 bridge, owned by Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Due to poor lines of site the area below the bridge provides areas of attractive seclusion prone to illicit activity including illegal camping, littering, graffiti and illegal drug sale. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) design principles were used to guide the design of the concepts. The final schematic long term plan proposes artistic lighting beneath the bridge along with mural painted columns, a small games court and an overlook/picnic area. Vegetation is thinned and site lines are kept clear. The SR 520 program will review the concepts explored and approved by this community design effort, to understand how they may be integrated within the future Portage Bay Bridge Reconstruction project.
3002 NW 68th Street | Seattle, WA 98117 | tel: 206.783.2870 | fax: 206.783.3212 | Barker Landscape Architects 2015