18 acres
Public land at risk
Nearly half the park would move behind construction fencing.
Mass action / Bellweather City
The park isnot a plot.
Developers want 42 acres of Linden Park fenced, flattened, and sold. On September 12, we draw a line they cannot ignore.
Our city.Our ground.
DateSat / Sep 12, 2026
Time2:00 PM sharp
MeetLinden Park · North Gate
01 / Why we rise
A city needs somewhere to breathe.
A mature canopy cannot be rebuilt on a spreadsheet.
Linden Park is Bellweather’s last unbroken stretch of public green: 42 acres, 860 mature trees, one creek, and no paywall. It cools three neighborhoods, catches stormwater, and gives the city room to be loud, soft, strange, and together.
Now a closed-door land deal would hand its eastern half to Arc Meridian Group for luxury towers and private parking. Their renderings keep a decorative ribbon of lawn. They call that compromise. We call it subtraction.
The council votes on September 18. Linden Rising is the moment before that vote when our numbers become impossible to crop out, talk over, or file away.
“If they can price every tree, they have already forgotten what value means.”
02 / Read the fine print
What the renderings leave out.
The proposal sells a public ecosystem as an empty parcel. These are the numbers underneath the polished glass.
317
Mature trees marked
Canopy that would take generations, not seasons, to replace.
0 spaces
Public parking promised
The 640-space garage is reserved for private development.
5 to 4
Council votes
One changed vote keeps the deal from moving forward.
Their plan is not inevitable. It is a proposal, and proposals can be stopped.
03 / One day. One line.
Take the street. Hold the park.
A joyful, nonviolent mass action with music, art, food, legal observers, and a clear demand: withdraw the sale.
SATURDAYSeptember 12, 2026
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Make a sign
Free cardboard, paint, stencils, and screen printing at North Gate.
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Gather under the lindens
Access check-in, legal briefing, water refill, and welcome from youth organizers.
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March the green line
A 1.4-mile accessible route around the land marked for sale.
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Make the case
Three minutes each from a student, a creek ecologist, and a longtime neighbor.
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Fill the field
Music, community meal, banner drop, and a citywide photo from the west hill.
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Leave no trace
Block-by-block cleanup and buddy walks to transit stops.
04 / What is possible
Field notes for a living city.
Not nostalgia. Evidence. Public green space makes room for movement, shade, friendship, and dissent.
A route that moves bodies without moving cars.
A skyline is healthier when it leaves room for roots.
Public space is social infrastructure.
When the future is discussed, the future shows up.
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05 / Find your people
North Gate. No confusion.
Main assembly point
Linden Park · North Gate
Juniper Avenue at 8th Street, Bellweather City
Look for the acid-green flags and the old stone arch. The welcome desk sits immediately inside the gate.
- Transit
- Green Line to Juniper / 8th, then a two-minute roll or walk.
- Bike
- Monitored bike parking at the northwest entrance. Bring a lock.
- Access
- Step-free route, ASL at the stage, seating, and a low-sensory tent.
06 / Built together
A citywide root system.
Youth crews, neighborhood groups, riders, artists, and independent media are building this action together.
07 / Show up whole
Come loud. Leave safe.
We keep each other safer. Arrive with a buddy, follow the green-vest marshals, and choose the level of participation that is right for you.
Move with care
- This is a nonviolent action. De-escalation crews and legal observers will be visible.
- Free water, sunscreen, masks, earplugs, and first aid are available at both welcome desks.
- Photography-free and low-sensory zones are marked on the action map.
- No one is required to march. The field program stays step-free and stationary.
Access crew: access@lindenrising.example