Comments on: Could Interbay become Seattle’s Pearl District? http://www.djc.com/blogs/SeattleScape/2008/10/23/can-interbay-become-seattles-pearl-district/ This blog will focus on how Seattle shapes itself — its design, its planning and its aspirations. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:02:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Matt the Engineer http://www.djc.com/blogs/SeattleScape/2008/10/23/can-interbay-become-seattles-pearl-district/#comment-407 Matt the Engineer Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:35:35 +0000 http://www.djc.com/blogs/SeattleScape/?p=1014#comment-407 Build a streetcar out to it, and a pedestrian bridge to Ballard. Then it becomes an extension of Ballard and is almost walkable ("almost walkable" is perfect for streetcars). Don't forget to build up by the water in Ballard as well. Does anyone know why we don't value water in the northwest? Anywhere else and you'd see highrise condos overlooking the locks. Build a streetcar out to it, and a pedestrian bridge to Ballard. Then it becomes an extension of Ballard and is almost walkable (”almost walkable” is perfect for streetcars). Don’t forget to build up by the water in Ballard as well.

Does anyone know why we don’t value water in the northwest? Anywhere else and you’d see highrise condos overlooking the locks.

]]> By: Steve http://www.djc.com/blogs/SeattleScape/2008/10/23/can-interbay-become-seattles-pearl-district/#comment-400 Steve Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:26:54 +0000 http://www.djc.com/blogs/SeattleScape/?p=1014#comment-400 The Interbay area (at least, the part affected by the rezone) is much smaller than the Pearl, which is good in ways (it may feel completed sooner) but bad in others (even when built out, it may feel isolated). I'd love to see some quality 10-12 story apartment buildings get built there, especially if the transit connections to downtown and Ballard can be improved (the 15 and 18 are frequent, but they're slow and occasionally rowdy). The Interbay area (at least, the part affected by the rezone) is much smaller than the Pearl, which is good in ways (it may feel completed sooner) but bad in others (even when built out, it may feel isolated). I’d love to see some quality 10-12 story apartment buildings get built there, especially if the transit connections to downtown and Ballard can be improved (the 15 and 18 are frequent, but they’re slow and occasionally rowdy).

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