Occidental is a tricky because the neighborhood isn’t populated enough, and isn’t on the way to anything for enough people, except on game days. Hopefully that will change with the north lot project, et al.

Lots of pedestrians cross Bell. Probably a lot fewer walk along it. But the plaza blocks should be energized by the good mix of residents and businesses along the corridor, and new additions as they come, such as the housing/shelter project supposedly coming soon at 2nd & Bell. Though retail tends to be along the avenues rather than cross-streets (and Belltown retail is a mess because it’s too diluted), Bell itself would do better with some coffee shops and other activity to activate the plazas.