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by spxdcz 16y ago

benatkin 16y ago
Ooh! I have a question. Do you know what the situation is in Seattle? Is it so odd, with water separating cities and neighborhoods, impacting traffic, and a corporate empire in the eastern part, that it's hard to make out? Would it have been easier to see the situation you describe decades ago?
- spxdcz 16y ago
  As a Brit-in-the-US, I don't know that much about the history of US city growth (sorry!). From a quick Google, it seems Seattle has a potted history of urban planning, with perhaps a greater focus on beautification/planning than many similar cities: http://www.seattle.gov/planningcommission/docs/Introduction%20to%20Seattle%20Planning%20&%20Development%20History.pdf http://www.seattle.gov/planningcommission/docs/Introduction%...
- aaronbrethorst 16y ago
  Seattle's interesting. The traditionally more-affordable and more-diverse neighborhoods have been rapidly gentrifying, and are—for the most part—pushing minorities north and south. I just found this interesting (and hideously formatted) PPT deck from the University of Washington that explores the topic further: http://faculty.washington.edu/morrill/papers/Gentrify.ppt http://faculty.washington.edu/morrill/papers/Gentrify.ppt
  - akkartik 16y ago
    It makes me sad when someone does this much work but fails at the final hurdle to get the point across :( +1.
    - aaronbrethorst 16y ago
      Seeing that he's a Professor Emeritus and 76 [1], I'm willing to cut him some slack :) He definitely compiled some very useful data. I'd argue that the tool failed; he didn't fail the tool. [1] D.O.B. 1934 per http://faculty.washington.edu/morrill/ http://faculty.washington.edu/morrill/ edit: funny, I just realized I only live about two miles from the PPT deck's author.
- wildwood 16y ago
  Probably not - Seattle wasn't settled until the Industrial Revolution was effectively over, so I'm not sure this article applies. Its early industries were timber and coal exporting, and supplying the Klondike gold rush. Manufacturing, and the air quality problems it creates, didn't really hit until WWII. Views seem to be a powerful anchor for property values, to start with. Which is why you get dicier areas like the Rainier Valley, and multi-million-dollar homes just over the hill on either side.

Thanks. (I wrote it!)

by spxdcz 16y ago

Thanks. (I wrote it!)

Ooh! I have a question. Do you know what the situation is in Seattle? Is it so odd, with water separating cities and neighborhoods, impacting traffic, and a corporate empire in the eastern part, that it's hard to make out? Would it have been easier to see the situation you describe decades ago?

spxdcz 16y ago
As a Brit-in-the-US, I don't know that much about the history of US city growth (sorry!). From a quick Google, it seems Seattle has a potted history of urban planning, with perhaps a greater focus on beautification/planning than many similar cities: http://www.seattle.gov/planningcommission/docs/Introduction%20to%20Seattle%20Planning%20&%20Development%20History.pdf http://www.seattle.gov/planningcommission/docs/Introduction%...
aaronbrethorst 16y ago
Seattle's interesting. The traditionally more-affordable and more-diverse neighborhoods have been rapidly gentrifying, and are—for the most part—pushing minorities north and south. I just found this interesting (and hideously formatted) PPT deck from the University of Washington that explores the topic further: http://faculty.washington.edu/morrill/papers/Gentrify.ppt http://faculty.washington.edu/morrill/papers/Gentrify.ppt
- akkartik 16y ago
  It makes me sad when someone does this much work but fails at the final hurdle to get the point across :( +1.
  - aaronbrethorst 16y ago
    Seeing that he's a Professor Emeritus and 76 [1], I'm willing to cut him some slack :) He definitely compiled some very useful data. I'd argue that the tool failed; he didn't fail the tool. [1] D.O.B. 1934 per http://faculty.washington.edu/morrill/ http://faculty.washington.edu/morrill/ edit: funny, I just realized I only live about two miles from the PPT deck's author.
wildwood 16y ago
Probably not - Seattle wasn't settled until the Industrial Revolution was effectively over, so I'm not sure this article applies. Its early industries were timber and coal exporting, and supplying the Klondike gold rush. Manufacturing, and the air quality problems it creates, didn't really hit until WWII. Views seem to be a powerful anchor for property values, to start with. Which is why you get dicier areas like the Rainier Valley, and multi-million-dollar homes just over the hill on either side.