Two vacant lots sit adjacent to Greenwood Park along Fremont Avenue North. Several years ago, when the plots were purchased by the city, the Vision Greenwood Park steering committee thought this unused space could be put to better use by annexing them into their neighborhood park.

Now, plans for the expansion of Greenwood Park are almost in their final stages. During a May 26 open house, landscape architecture firm Site Workshop presented their conceptual designs and solicited comments from a handful of Greenwood residents.

Steering committee chair Mike Stringer said he was looking forward to a multi-use park. As it is now, Greenwood Park mostly targets younger children.

“I’m excited about getting more use out of the park, to bring together different generations, to bring the community together and bridge connections," Stringer said.

Two meetings last year gauged what people wanted to see in the park. Many latched onto the idea of a P-Patch, as the waiting lists for others can last years. People wanted more shaded areas, and more features for all-ages use, Stringer said.

The designs showed a performance meadow, garden wall, picnic tables, grill, small basketball court, skateable areas and exercise stations. There will also be a 40-plot P-Patch.

Wyatt Dunlap, a Greenwood resident and former Boys and Girls Club volunteer, said he worried the redesigned park would only benefit young families. The Boys and Girls Club, across the street from Greenwood Park, uses the space frequently, but older children tend to just sit around inside and play pool or chat, Dunlap said.

“There’s not much in Seattle for youth to do,” Dunlap said. “[The plans] have a basketball court, but it’s too little. No one’s going to use that.”

But, Wyatt said he was excited about the P-Patch, having been on a waiting list for the Evanston P-Patch a block away for three years.

Stringer asked advice from teens at the Boys and Girls Club of North Seattle and the architects will try to incorporate them into the designs.

“The next step is to take these circles and squares and turn them into construction documents,” Stringer said, pointing to the design plans.