County & Regional Context State Parks & Urban Open Space Federal and National Parks - city to wildland social issues of St. Edward park

Parks Planning - Program Active Recreation Active Recreation Passive Recreation Passive Recreation Facilities and Events Facilities and Events Unintended Activities Unintended Activities Intentions? What’s Happening Now? Revenue Potential?

Active Recreation Play Park Play Park Gymnasium, Swimming Pool Gymnasium, Swimming Pool Sports Fields (baseball, soccer) Sports Fields (baseball, soccer)

Play Park

Sports Fields, Reserved Group Picnics

Public Events

Private Event Rentals Seminary, Historic Register

Events and Facilities Play Park Play Park Gymnasium, Swimming Pool Gymnasium, Swimming Pool Sports Fields (baseball, soccer) Sports Fields (baseball, soccer) Other? Other?

Passive Recreation Bike Riding Bike Riding Hiking/Walking Hiking/Walking Dog Walking Dog Walking Horseback Riding Horseback Riding Picnics Picnics Birding Birding Shoreline Activity Shoreline Activity

Hiking/Dog Walking

On Leash?

Social Trails

Prevention? Signs?

Graffitti

Motor Vehicles

Rope Swings

Unintended Activities Motor Vehicles Motor Vehicles Graffitti Graffitti Vandalism Vandalism Water Activities (swings) Water Activities (swings) Personal Security on Trails Personal Security on Trails

Landscape Impacts: Activity Outcomes

Shoreline Erosion

Salmon Habitat

Wildlife Habitat

Trail Erosion

Invasive Species - Ivy

Hazard Trees

Landscape Impacts Shoreline Erosion Shoreline Erosion Shoreline & Salmon Shoreline & Salmon Trail Erosion Trail Erosion Wildlife Habitat Wildlife Habitat Invasive Species Invasive Species Hazard Trees Hazard Trees

Off-site Social Issues - St. Edward Adjacent property owners? Adjacent property owners? Users from nearby areas? Users from nearby areas? Stakeholders and decision- makers who aren’t on-site but make key decisions (budget, staff) Stakeholders and decision- makers who aren’t on-site but make key decisions (budget, staff)

County & Regional Context State Parks & Urban Open Space Federal and National Parks - city to wildland social issues of urban parks & recreation

National Trends - Urbanization time series model - past to future

U.S. Urban Land Cover (2000) Nowak, J. Forestry, Dec. 2005

U.S. Urban Land Cover (2000) Nowak, J. Forestry, Dec. 2005

U.S. Urban Land Cover (2010)

U.S. Urban Land Cover (2020)

U.S. Urban Land Cover (2030)

U.S. Urban Land Cover (2040)

U.S. Urban Land Cover (2050)

Urban Parks Classes Japan

Urban Parks Standards USA =120+ sq m per person vs. 61+ sq m King Co (1998) vs. 9 sq m in Japan

County & Regional Context State Parks & Urban Open Space Federal and National Parks - city to wildland social issues of urban parks & recreation

WA Growth Management Act Enacted 1990, 5 year updates Enacted 1990, 5 year updates All communities in WA All communities in WA Requires that cities and counties adopt policies and develop programs that: Requires that cities and counties adopt policies and develop programs that: – –Direct new growth to urbanized areas – –Promote health, safety, and high quality of life – –Protecting lands and the natural environment

King County Population Trends

King County Urban Growth Boundary

King County parks, 175 miles of trails, 25,000 acres

King County Parks

King County Parks/Recreation quantity and location (180 sites, 175 miles trails) quantity and location (180 sites, 175 miles trails) connectivity of open spaces (25,000 acres) connectivity of open spaces (25,000 acres) user demands and potential conflicts user demands and potential conflicts management costs! management costs! who owns it? who owns it?

St. Edward parcel - local context

St. Edward parcel - public open space needed 316 acres 3,000 ft shore (last undeveloped on Lake WA) conservatio n easement