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800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98134
800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98134
Anyways, we already have the "off ramps to nowhere" if people want to get their urban-dinosaur-cum-park on.
the monorail was completely realistic compared to this dumbest fucking idea in recent memory.
If YES - do nothing. If it makes financial sense to keep digging an "express" version of 99, awesome. If not, just stop.
If NO - take it down. Preferably now, rather than digging out its foundation first.
I'm HOPING the only situation in which we're even CONSIDERING this idea is one where SOME of it is unsafe and SOME of it isn't, and the unsafe stuff is unable to be fixed, but we could strategically remove the unsafe stuff and keep the safe parts... in which case... sure. Do that. Some millionaire condo owners get better views, others get access to an awesome park. All the millionaires see their assets appreciate.
Where's Dominic on this?
Yes, this is the definition of Seattle Idiocy.
First claiming that the one structure that has withstood 3 major quakes is now subject to falling down.
Then create a catastrophic tunnel project (which has a side effect of damaging the Viaduct, something no earthquake did).
Then after tearing down an elevated structure (which has withstood 3 earthquakes) create a new elevated structure.
If at any time anyone else in this state thinks we should erect pillories by the hundreds, and firmly encase all the "leaders" of this burg within, I have a hammer and some nails.
Ok, so there's an upside.
Just look at the Viaduct they tore down before 2012 or the Deep Borrowed Tunnel they never built.
The elevated park is a creative and innovative proposal. The City's waterfront planners would be smart to simply incorporate this into their plans.
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/se…
The state will start tearing down Seattle's "Ramps to Nowhere."
Quit trying to be post hoc relevant.
The Stranger is no longer news, and no longer belongs in the Seattle journalism narrative.
The lie that the elevated roadway cuts the city off from the waterfront was started by the real estate developers that own and operate Seattle. Is The Stranger now allied with them? Is The Stranger now a loudspeaker for their lies? How sad.
Second, I don't think this is like the Highline - it's more akin to the Brooklyn Promenade. It would mean a spectacular walking/biking space for this city and one that would allow easy access to Pike Place Market (if I'm understanding the boundaries correctly).
Funny how Seattle sometimes has so little vision.
Side note, I think its hilarious that people want a "highline" feature for Seattle, and their plan is to completely destroy a park being designed by the guy who made the Highline! He will do a great job. A better job than you. Let him do it.
Much as I think the tunnel project is a complete boondoggle, the one and only thing I will look forward to is the demolition of the ugly blight of a viaduct. Preserving a chunk of it as a park sounds like the dumbest idea I've heard in many years.
Surprised by the number of comments on here talking about how crazy it would be to "keep the viaduct" - no one is proposing that. If you read the article you'd have learned that the proposal involves building a new structure and only keeping one block of the existing structure.
If someone can explain how having an elevated park - which would provide increased waterfront view and space available to the public, at the expense of maybe blocking some of the view of rich downtown waterfront property owners - is a bad idea, I am all ears.
First claiming that the one structure that has withstood 3 major quakes is now subject to falling down.
Bailo, for the last time, this isn't a stupidity contest, and even if it were, you've got an insurmountable lead at this point; no need to run up the score.
@BerthaDeBlues