Dog-Friendly Redmond

by the Pawprint Mappers

Susan, Uine, Anna, Alyssa

Agenda

• Why We Chose This Topic
• Our Process
  • Survey
  • Interview
  • Field Research
  • Internet Research
• Our Final Map
• Conclusion & Reflection

Why We Chose This Topic

• The Seattle area has 45% more dogs than children so this is specific to the area

• Many people who we surveyed said that they would like for there to be more information about pet-friendly areas in Redmond

• Our mission was to create a map of various places where one can bring a dog in Redmond

• We focused on parks (including off-leash parks)

• We also focused on restaurants

• And we included dog-themed amenities such as
  dog washing stations

Inventory of Redmond Park

Park Classification - Number of Parks

Community                     

Neighborhood               

Resources                       

Urban                               

Trail Corridor                 

Grand Total                   

​

6

19

13

5

4

47

Our Process

• Survey (online and in person)

• Interview

• Field Research + Photographs/Videos

• Online Research

Survey

Questions:

• Where are some places where you like to bring your dog? What features do you like to about these places? Anything that you would change/add?

• Are there any places you know of where dogs are allowed that you think others may not realize that that’s the case?

• What makes a city pet-friendly? What features for your
  pet do you like to see/have in your community?

• Do you consider Redmond a pet-friendly city?

​We interviewed 4 people in person and 3 people online through Redmond dog-themed Facebook pages.

Survey Results

• Out of the 7 people we interviewed, 4 people mentioned Marymoor off-leash dog park as their favorite place to bring their dog

• 3 people stated that they would like more water areas for dogs

• 3 people stated that they want more information about where they can bring their dog in Redmond

• 2 people hoped for an indoor dog park in the future

Interview

• Our interview was with Keith at Redmond Community Center.

• He provided us with a list of which parks allow dogs and informed us that the only parks that don’t are the beach parks, because they don’t want dogs in the water where the people are swimming.

• He mentioned that by law all restaurants should allow service dogs, but individual policy is otherwise up to them.  

Field Research

• We went to Marymoor Park to explore the off-leash area and see what is available there.
• We learned about various amenities such as the dog wash station or basket of balls for the dogs to play with and also conducted some surveys.

Internet Research

• In addition, we did research on the internet. We found a website called bringfido.com that had a list of areas that supposedly allow dogs, but in order to be sure that this is the case we called all of the restaurants on their list to confirm before putting them on the map.

• Most of them said that they only allow dogs on the patio and to call ahead to make sure the patio is open.

• Several allowed dogs inside as well, such as Postdoc
  Brewing.

Our Final Map

Conclusion and Reflection

• Overall, we thought Redmond was quite dog-friendly, with excellent dog support in parks, and even restaurants.
• What could be improved is more off-leash areas, more water in dog parks, and getting an indoor dog park.
• We hope that our map will be helpful to dog owners so that they can know where to take their dog.

Citations

Becker, Karen. “Could This Be the Ideal Baby Boomer Pet?” HealthyPets, 23 Oct. 2015, http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2015/10/23/dog-ownership-health-benefits.aspx.

City of Redmond. “PARCC Plan 2017.” 2017. http://www.redmond.gov/cms/one.aspx?objectId=158553

“Dog Parks Lead Growth in U.S. City Parks.” The Trust for Public Land, 15 April 2015, https://www.tpl.org/media-room/dog-parks-lead-growth-us-city-parks#sm.00001ksudnyi03efauj49boptl2ui.

“Dog Parks Lead Growth in Urban Parks.” The Trust for Public Land, 25 April 2016, https://www.tpl.org/media-room/dog-parks-lead-growth-urban-parks#sm.00001ksudnyi03efauj49boptl2ui.

Graham, Taryn M.; Glover, Troy D. “On the Fence: Dog Parks in the UnLeashing of Community and Social Capital,” Leisure Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2015. doi: 10.1080/01490400.2014.888020.

Longman, Phillip. “The Liberal Baby Bust.” USA Today, 13 Mar. 2006, http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-03-13-babybust_x.htm.

Ordway, Denise-Marie. “How Cities May Benefit from Dog Parks.” Journalist’s Resource, 7 Oct. 2015, http://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/culture/how-cities-may-benefit-from-dog-parks.