Bitter Lake Playfield Public Restroom and Play Area Renovation

Spring 2023

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) will begin renovation construction on the Bitter Lake Public Restroom on Monday, June 12. SPR and contractor, L.W. Sundstrom, will work to minimize the construction impact of the restroom on the remainder of the park. SPR scheduled the restroom renovation portion of this project first, prior to the play area project, to allow the community to use the play area and wading pool through the summer. We anticipate completion of the restroom and play area by the end of 2023.

Thank you to everyone who has participated in the public process. Seattle Parks and Recreation appreciates the community's participation in designing the new play area for Bitter Lake. The design team from Hoshide Wanzer Architects and Berger Partnership incorporated community input into a preferred schematic design and gathered additional feedback on the swings, spinners, and multi-generational fitness and sensory equipment at the park on September 18, 2021 and collected additional feedback in the September 2021 online survey. See the design rendering here.

This project will replace the play area equipment and renovate the existing public restroom with the goal of bringing these amenities up to current safety and accessibility standards. Accessibility for all is a value of Seattle Parks and Recreation. The restroom renovation will likely include individually accessed, all-gender toilet facilities, and the play area will include new play equipment that is accessible to children of all abilities. In addition, the project will make other site accessibility improvements that meet the standards from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).