Green Connections Parks can be more than squares of green in the middle of development. When done thoughtfully, they can be the corridors of transportation that connect neighborhoods and green space throughout our city. The Green Connections program of Seattle Parks Foundation seeks to create linear parks by working with city agencies to provide landscaped and safe transportation routes reminiscent of the Olmsted Plan.
Bands of Green

Bands of Green In 2007 Seattle Parks Foundation released Bands of Green, our report on over 50 projects that can connect Seattle's parks, green spaces, and neighborhood through trails, boulevards, and linear parks.

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Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop

Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop
In partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation and Seattle Department of Transportation, the Parks Foundation is creating a 6-mile continuous bike and pedestrian trail around Lake Union. The trail is a key component of the Bands of Green report.

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Waterway 18

Waterway 18Seattle's forgotten green spaces are the street-ends and waterways that provide access to the water bodies that define our geography. These pocket parks are an underutilized resource. Seattle Parks Foundation is currently working to improve Waterway 18 just east of Gas Works Park along the Burke-Gilman portion of the Lake Union Trail.

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