NWMC Shoreline Access Improvements
Description:
This project develops the water access elements of a new waterfront facility, the Northwest Maritime Center in the City of Port Townsend. The 2-acre site, purchased in 2000 with the help of IAC water access acquisition funds, fronts a popular, heavily trafficked, but underutilized downtown beach in the heart of Port Townsend's National Landmark Historic District. Water access will be substantially improved through construction of 1) a 14-ft wide public boardwalk along the beach; 2) a hand boat launch and pedestrian ADA ramp to the beach; 3) sitting and walking steps to the beach; 4) a kayak and small-boat staging platform; and 5) beach ecological improvements. Paved areas connecting Water Street to the public boardwalk will facilitate use of and access to a 20,000-sq-ft outdoor commons area, a public dock including kayak/dinghy floats, and the Port of Port Townsend's jetty walkway facility. This project expands existing water access opportunities for a variety of users, including picnickers; viewers; scuba divers; and kayakers, rowers and other boaters. The shoreline improvements will provide easy access to the educational, cultural and on-the-water programs offered at the Northwest Maritime Center. They will also provide for a continuous public access link along the shoreline between Port Townsend's historic downtown and the Point Hudson marina, thereby implementing the "Waterwalk" in the city's comprehensive plan.
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NWMC Shoreline Access Improvements
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This project develops the water access elements of a new waterfront facility, the Northwest Maritime Center in the City of Port Townsend. The 2-acre site, purchased in 2000 with the help of IAC water access acquisition funds, fronts a popular, heavily trafficked, but underutilized downtown beach in the heart of Port Townsend's National Landmark Historic District. Water access will be substantially improved through construction of 1) a 14-ft wide public boardwalk along the beach; 2) a hand boat launch and pedestrian ADA ramp to the beach; 3) sitting and walking steps to the beach; 4) a kayak and small-boat staging platform; and 5) beach ecological improvements. Paved areas connecting Water Street to the public boardwalk will facilitate use of and access to a 20,000-sq-ft outdoor commons area, a public dock including kayak/dinghy floats, and the Port of Port Townsend's jetty walkway facility. This project expands existing water access opportunities for a variety of users, including picnickers; viewers; scuba divers; and kayakers, rowers and other boaters. The shoreline improvements will provide easy access to the educational, cultural and on-the-water programs offered at the Northwest Maritime Center. They will also provide for a continuous public access link along the shoreline between Port Townsend's historic downtown and the Point Hudson marina, thereby implementing the "Waterwalk" in the city's comprehensive plan.
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Follow I-5 North 25.4 miles. Merge onto WA-16 West and follow for 26.7 miles. WA-16 West becomes WA-3 North (2503 miles). Exit left onto WA-104 for 6.7 miles, then turn right onto WA-19 and follow for 14.2 miles. WA-19 makes a slight right turn into WA-20 (1.9 miles). WA-20 then becomes Sims Way/WA-20 (for 2.3 miles), which then becomes Water Street/WA-20. Follow Water Street approximately 0.8 miles through downtown Port Townsend. The Northwest Maritime Center property is on the right hand side, at the corner of Water and Monroe Streets, adjacent to the Point Hudson Marina.
