Seattle Parks Foundation is committed to improving, expanding, and creating parks, trails and green spaces across Seattle. One of our strongest tools in doing this is advocacy. We work with groups and individuals across the city to advocate for parks and green spaces in a variety of ways. We have worked on issues ranging from the 2008 Parks for All Levy to our current work advocating for full implementation of the Cheshiahud Loop, funding for development of the Lake to Bay Loop, and for the creation of green space on the Central Waterfront. Visit this page regularly to learn more about our advocacy efforts and current campaigns.
Upcoming Opportunities
The new Seattle City budget was just approved, but stay tuned for future opportunities to speak out for parks, trails and green spaces.
Sustaining Our Park System
Our parks lack a consistent, sustainable source of funds to pay for operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, and repair, and the Parks budget is one of the first to be cut when funds are limited. In the absence of such a funding mechanism, the City is unable to meet public expectations of the parks system and properly care for our existing green spaces. The Seattle Parks Foundation and our partners realize the vital importance of coming together to solve this problem.
The report "Sustaining Seattle’s Parks: A Study of Alternative Strategies to Support Operations and Maintenance of a Great Urban Parks System", prepared for Seattle Parks Foundation and seven nonprofit partners, identifies the problems facing Seattle’s park system, analyzes the reasons for the chronic shortfall, explores potential strategies that are being tested in other urban settings, and identifies those solutions that make the most sense for Seattle. Please join us educating ourselves about this problem, and advocating with elected officials for the recommended solutions outlined in the report. Read more here>
Thank you very much for your support of Seattle’s parks!
If you'd like to learn more about our advocacy efforts, please contact Program Director Becca Aue.