Seattle’s ten lit Lower Woodland outdoor public tennis courts see very little activity during winter evenings. Just watch the video below to see how busy the Green Lake pickleball courts are compared to the Lower Woodland tennis courts on a January afternoon.
Once the winter sun sets, the Green Lake pickleball courts are pitch dark while the ten lit tennis courts nearby sit idle.
Seattle Parks and Recreation has repeatedly denied pickleball players’ request to use two of those ten Lower Woodland public tennis courts during winter evenings. Seattle Parks would rather have those public courts remain vacant than having them filled with life and laughter.
Tell us how you feel about this in the comments below by completing the sentence “Denying pickleball players access to the unused Lower Woodland public tennis courts during winter evenings is like…“
Denying pickleball players access to the unused Lower Woodland public tennis courts during winter evenings is like closing public swimming pools for the rest of the day after the swim team is done practicing early in the morning.
Denying pickleball players access to the unused Lower Woodland public tennis courts during winter evenings is like closing the public library for three weeks after the mayor has borrowed their books.
Denying pickleball players access to the unused Lower Woodland public tennis courts during winter evenings is like turning off the traffic lights from midnight to 6am.
Denying pickleball players access to the unused Lower Woodland public tennis courts during winter evenings is like closing community colleges in the evening instead of allowing them to remain open for continued education.