Allan Yorke Park is a 45 acre park located at the intersection of Bonney Lake Boulevard and West Tapps Highway at the south end of Lake Tapps. In 2015, an ad hoc committee consisting of representatives from City Council and Park Commission proposed improvements to the park to address demand for more facilities for youth in the city.

Bruce Dees & Associates, a landscape architecture firm that specializes in park design, was retained to develop a master plan for the park, addressing needs and concerns expressed by the entire community.

The Master Plan was presented in June 2016 (see documents below). The City Council approved design of Phase I improvements in February 2017 (Resolution 2557).

Documents

• Allan Yorke Park Master Plan Summary Report (6/30/2016) 3.5 MB
  • AYP Master Plan Map
  • AYP Phasing Plan
  • AYP Phased Cost Estimate 
  • AYP Northwest Perspective Map
  • AYP Central Park map
  • AYP East Park
  • AYP North Park
  • AYP South Park
  • AYP Utility Plan

Project Updates

8/24/2018: The design team working with PSE on their final plan submissions.

8/10/2018: PSE gas main relocation design is approved and submitted for a right-of-way permit, design efforts continues.

8/1/2018: Allan Yorke Park Frontage Improvements utility potholing and infiltration exploratory pits completed, design effort continues.

7/16/2018: The design team met with PSE Gas on site to determine the utility move and projected dates.  Design team met with Bruce Dees to review any conflicts with future design

7/10/2018: The Allan Yorke Park Frontage Improvements team completed the utility meeting design effort, and set up a meeting with Bruce Dees to review any conflicts with future design.

September 2017 Update: The master plan is complete and staff are working on design of Phase 1 with a plan to bid out the infrastructure component (power undergrounding and sidewalk/curb/gutter) in early 2018 and construct those items in summer 2018. Staff are applying for grants to help supplement funding for the rest of Phase 1 (park improvements).