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Kenmore analysis finds walkability gaps and equity hotspots in park access
Summary
Consultants and staff presented maps showing neighborhood 'park deserts,' concentrations of housing cost burden, limited-English households and people of color; walkability mapping and school access will be refined to guide park priorities and pocket-park opportunities.
Consultants presented a citywide analysis on July 22 that identified areas of Kenmore with limited walkable access to parks and concentrations of social vulnerability, and they urged the city to target pocket parks and connectivity improvements.
Tom Beckwith, the consultant, displayed maps showing five- and ten-minute walk sheds around public parks and said several neighborhoods lack nearby playgrounds or small parks. He noted the analysis will later include parks outside city limits and school grounds to present a fuller picture of residents' actual walking access to recreation. "When we did this walkability map at first, we only mapped your parks, but we also know that you have some…
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