Nine streateries and three new parklets, all sponsored by community and business groups, are coming to Seattle, including one in Madison Valley.
The parklet and streatery program lets communities convert a small number of on-street parking spaces into usable public space.
Streateries are like parklets except the sponsoring restaurant or bar can operate the space as a sidewalk café, providing space exclusively for their customers during their open hours of business. When the bar or restaurant is closed, the space will function as a parklet, open to everyone.
Projects approved for 2015 include a streatery at Bottleneck Lounge (2328 E. Madison St.).
Other planned streateries include those at Stoneburner, (5214 Ballard Ave. N.W.), Flowers Bar & Restaurant (4247 University Way N.E.), and TnT Taqueria (2114 N. 45th St.).
New parklets are planned at Community Arts Create (4248 S. Orcas St.) and Mighty-O Donuts (1550 N.W. Market St.).
Meanwhile, three previously approved parklets are about to open, in the Hillman City, Ballard and the First Hill neighborhoods. That will bring the total number of completed Seattle parklets to nine — with three of those soon converting to streateries and another five still in development. When fully built out there will be 14 parklets and nine streateries in Seattle.