Othello Park Alliance in partnership with
Seale Neighborhood Group and
Seattle Parks & Recreation pre
Mission Statement
The Othello Park Alliance works to assure that Othello Park’s beauty and open space is retained, enhanced, and integrated into a vibrant, multicultural, pedestrian-friendly Othello town center and residential community by coordinating community events and making capital improvements in the Park.
Our Values
The Othello Park Alliance is committed to promoting the attractive open space of Othello Park in an action-oriented, collaborative way. We pride ourselves on positive accomplishments for the Park and the diverse surrounding community, and thrive on the satisfaction and fun of achievements built through great teamwork.
About Seattle’s Othello Park
Othello Park, located at 4351 S. Othello Street just off Martin Luther King Jr. Way South, is a thoughtfully designed seven and a half acres of open space near the diverse neighborhoods of Holly Park, Hillman City, Beacon Hill and Rainier Beach. It contains a play area for children, a unique “hill slide,” basketball courts, picnic tables, an open meadow, and nice walking paths. The City of Seattle purchased Othello Park in 1976 and Seattle Parks and Recreation has made numerous improvements. The City continues to provide dedicated staff to oversee the ongoing maintenance and community programming, some of which resulted in the formation of the Othello Park Alliance.
The park is located one block from the Othello Light Rail Station that began operating in the summer of 2009. The Othello Station is the only station where the train stops at the heart of an existing business district and lets passengers off within a few steps of pedestrian-oriented stores, restaurants and businesses. This business district has a unique multicultural flare and has recently been enhanced with significant works of public art. Potential developers have been attracted to the Othello Station area and are planning more than fourteen hundred new residential units above tens of thousands of square feet of commercial space.
2009 Achievements
In 2009 OPA:
Produced the 2009 Othello Park International Festival with over 500 people in attendance, the most successful Othello Park Festival to date.
Secured and is implementing a $10,000 habitat restoration contract in the park.
Co-founded the Ribbon of Parks Alliance
2010 Goals:
v Increase attendance at and community involvement in the 2010 Othello Park International Festival.
v Increase community involvement and mentorship of youth participants in habitat restoration project.
v Create Parks approved site plan for Othello Park.
v Co-create Parks approved site plan for Ribbon of Parks along Othello.
v Secure Parks Levy Opportunity Fund dollars to implement site plan improvements.
v Use available private funds and designated Parks Levy dollars to implement site plan improvements.