Category: Opinion
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Seattle Parks, No Recreation, and Open Spaces Plan
Seattle Parks and Recreation has just released a new draft of its Parks and Open Spaces Plan. As far as pickleball is concerned, this plan is not even worth a pickle.
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Meet Seattle Parks’ Pickleball Advisory Committee
Seattle Parks has reconvened its “Pickleball Advisory Committee”, this time to discuss the development of new dedicated pickleball facilities at Magnuson Park and possibly at Georgetown Playfield. How well will that committee represent you?
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Failing to Plan Is Planning to Fail
Now that we have a mayor who is not afraid of saying that “We need more pickleball courts“ will Seattle develop a meaningful, long-term, actionable plan to provide adequate pickleball facilities? Have we really turned a corner? Will it be different this time?
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Disappearing Courts
CALL TO ACTION: Seattle Parks reversed its decision to paint pickleball court lines on three of the six Solstice Parks tennis courts this summer.
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Seattle Parks Policies Stifle Pickleball Open Play
Seattle Parks should implement open play policies at a few key pickleball locations throughout the city, such as Green Lake East in the north of the city, Miller Playfield in the center, Rainier Beach in the south, Solstice in West Seattle, as well as Magnolia Playfield.
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Whose Courts Are They Anyway?
Are Seattle pickleball players stealing the tennis courts?
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Seattle Parks Masters Pickleball Court Spin
“In 2022, SPR created new 16 [sic] pickleball courts and is working to enhance Solstice Park with new lines and incorporate more rolling nets for our courts.” Seattle Parks and Recreation, via Facebook What New Pickleball Courts? Seattle Parks did not “create new pickleball courts” in 2022. It “painted lines for pickleball on existing tennis…
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2023 Tennis and Pickleball Court Resurfacing
How Seattle Parks is Keeping up With the Growth of Pickleball “Seattle Parks has many resurfacing projects completed or underway this summer! Beacon Hill Playground was completed in mid-July, Rogers Playground, Volunteer Park and Lower Woodland will be completed in early August and Solstice Park will be completed by the end of August.” “In our…
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“We Need More Pickleball Courts. I Get It. I Hear You.” – Bruce Harrell
We have heard this before. Is it for real this time?