Woodland Park dirt jumps are officially safe after Lincoln football field plan moves to gravel lot at 50th and Aurora
Images from an April presentation (PDF). The dirt jumps will remain where they are, tucked into the hillside between trees and the existing field. The BMX dirt jumps have been officially saved after Seattle Public Schools abandoned its plans to build a football field next to the soccer field in Lower Woodland Park. In a letter to the Lincoln High School community, SPS Superintendent Ben Shuldiner said the district will build a new football/soccer field on a gravel lot at 50th and Aurora and hopes it will be open in 2029. This means the area around the existing soccer field, which includes the dirt jumps, a skate park and a paved path, will remain unchanged. Woodland Park would also get a second soccer field, which would be great since the current field is heavily booked. Due largely to the need for some significant retaining walls, the chosen Option B is estimated to cost about $815,000 more than the dual-field Option A that the district had previously preferred and also take about a year longer to build and open. But following significant backlash, including organizing efforts and a Save the Greenlake Jumps bike jump jam led by Greenlake BMX, Option A shifted to the east where it would remove some big trees. Option A also would have crowded the area around the skate park and squeezed the width of some of the paths. It fit, but just barely. Greenlake BMX urged people to support Option B. […]
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