Seattle’s first “Pop-up Greenway” to launch at PhinneyWood Summer Streets

The Greenwood-Phinney Greenways group announced it will install a “pop-up greenway” along 1^st Avenue NW between 65^th Street and 80^th street tomorrow to give neighbors a taste of what a greenway looks and feels like.

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Funded in part by the Neighborhood Matching Grant from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, this project is a first of its kind in Seattle intended to educate the public about how greenways can improve a neighborhood. Robin Randels of Greenwood-Phinney Greenways said the plan is to test-ride the project for three weeks, learn a few things, then create a more durable DIY Kit that other neighborhoods around the city and county can use before a permanent greenway is built. During the pop-up greenway demonstration period, neighbors will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in greenway living and provide feedback. The temporary installation of the pop-up greenway along 1^st Avenue NW is set to debut Friday, Aug. 9, during the 2013 PhinneyWood Summer Streets Celebration.