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Pedestrians play second fiddle to cars in Seattle as a whole. The walkable areas of Seattle are great, but they are a small portion of the city and are poorly c
by teucris 4y ago
Pedestrians play second fiddle to cars in Seattle as a whole. The walkable areas of Seattle are great, but they are a small portion of the city and are poorly connected. Some very active parts of the city have 4 or 5 lane arterials cutting through them with cars completely ignoring cross signals and pedestrians. Other areas lack sidewalks altogether.
- Rediscover 4y agoSee the "Lake to Bay" project, connecting a decent walking path from Lake Union to Elliot Bay. It will involve crossing streets. It will feature additional benches/seating and improved lighting. The initial proposal by a local resident was extremely well done.
- bobthepanda 4y agoThat’s the very small walkable part. Go to SoDo, or parts of South Seattle, or North Seattle, and it’s much worse, and that’s just “Seattle proper.”
- whateveracct 4y agoComplaining about SoDo not being walkable seems silly.. I guess people are being anti-car extremists in this thread, but still. SoDo? Land of concerts and events and dispensaries?
- bobthepanda 4y agoSoDo has the only free public COVID testing center in the central area of the city. I don’t think it’s that unreasonable that people without cars should be able to safely access a public service. Not to mention plenty of cyclist deaths from people who have to cross SoDo to get where they’re going.