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132nd Square Park

March 27, 2017
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Location: Kirkland/Eastside
Address: 13159 132nd Ave. N.E., Kirkland
Acreage: 9.76

An example of a great neighborhood park, this park drew me for a spring birthday party last year, and I have been back twice to enjoy it again.

It is a square, and it sits […]

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Google Playground and Cross Kirkland Corridor

February 16, 2017
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Location: Kirkland/Eastside
Address: 7th Ave. S. and 5th Pl. S., Kirkland (between Google Buildings B and D)
Acreage: ~ 3.0

I’ve been on a new mission to find cool examples of public-private partnerships that result in public spaces. Did you know that Google’s Kirkland […]

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Jasper’s Dog Park

December 19, 2016
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Location: Kirkland
Address: 11225 N.E. 120th St.
Acreage: 2

A group of determined dog owners (with the cute nickname KDOG) poured their time, money and energy into creating an off-leash park in Kirkland. This park is the result, which opened in 2012 near the busy Totem […]

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Lake Sammamish State Park

Location: Issaquah/Sammamish
Address: 2000 N.W. Sammamish Rd., Issaquah
Acreage: 512

It doesn’t matter if you live on the Eastside or in Seattle, if you haven’t been to Lake Sammamish State Park you should schedule a trip.

This huge recreation area manages to strike a […]

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