Anti-Crime Measures for Seattle's Westlake Park: Foosball and Ping Pong

Call it tactical urbanism, call it reactivating spaces, call it good old fashioned fun—games like ping pong, foosball, and bean bag toss are central to plans to make Westlake park more hospitable.

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June 29, 2015, 1:00 PM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

Joshua McNichols reports on recent efforts by the city of Seattle to counter Westlake Park's reputation as a haven for drug dealers and crime. "Besides the café tables, the foosball tables and the park rangers, you’ll find free classes almost every day. On Monday at 10 a.m., kids will be building stomp rockets out of paper. Tuesday evening there’s a Yoga class," writes McNichols.

The article includes a transcript of an on-air report by McNichols that explores the efforts of the Metropolitan Improvement District to reactivate the park.

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