Comments on: 15th and Market: Fuggettaboudit http://hugeasscity.com/2008/01/03/15th-and-market-fuggettaboudit/ > so much wonderful packaged in such a mess Tue, 08 May 2012 11:36:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Brian http://hugeasscity.com/2008/01/03/15th-and-market-fuggettaboudit/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Brian Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:17:27 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/01/03/15th-and-market-fuggettaboudit/#comment-114 Put ten, twelve, fifteen story buidlings on all four corners and you still won't have a pedestrian paradise. Arterial traffic speed and road width will still conspire to make this a place to just get through and survive, methinks. And with the Sunset Bowl now doomed, where will Ballardites be walking to anyway? Put ten, twelve, fifteen story buidlings on all four corners and you still won’t have a pedestrian paradise. Arterial traffic speed and road width will still conspire to make this a place to just get through and survive, methinks. And with the Sunset Bowl now doomed, where will Ballardites be walking to anyway?

]]> By: Steve http://hugeasscity.com/2008/01/03/15th-and-market-fuggettaboudit/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Steve Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:33:16 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/01/03/15th-and-market-fuggettaboudit/#comment-113 Note also that the plans for the 8-story building include a drive-through pharmacy (or did as of about 6 months ago, when this issue first came up). This is not the battle I would pick, but still: 8 story density along major bus lines is not a bad thing. BTW, Michael, I believe the Belltown Mars Hill Grad School is not affiliated with Mars Hill Church (at least according to the grad school's Wikipedia page, for whatever that's worth) Note also that the plans for the 8-story building include a drive-through pharmacy (or did as of about 6 months ago, when this issue first came up).

This is not the battle I would pick, but still: 8 story density along major bus lines is not a bad thing.

BTW, Michael, I believe the Belltown Mars Hill Grad School is not affiliated with Mars Hill Church (at least according to the grad school’s Wikipedia page, for whatever that’s worth)

]]> By: Dan Staley http://hugeasscity.com/2008/01/03/15th-and-market-fuggettaboudit/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Dan Staley Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:37:21 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/01/03/15th-and-market-fuggettaboudit/#comment-112 I agree with Michael - both arterials have major bus lines with stops right there. I think there's potential for densification closer to the intersection. I can easily see the Walgreen's going away as well as that cr*ppy Shell. Safeway, not so much. As for the Denny's: eh. Two corners is batting .500 - enuf to get you in the Hall of Fame (or a blood test for steroids). BTW, one of my Planning Commissioners is a PM for McDonalds, and they are amenable to local review in many instances. Doing one on the Vegas strip, apparently, with much architectural re-do. I'm told. I agree with Michael – both arterials have major bus lines with stops right there. I think there’s potential for densification closer to the intersection. I can easily see the Walgreen’s going away as well as that cr*ppy Shell. Safeway, not so much. As for the Denny’s: eh. Two corners is batting .500 – enuf to get you in the Hall of Fame (or a blood test for steroids).

BTW, one of my Planning Commissioners is a PM for McDonalds, and they are amenable to local review in many instances. Doing one on the Vegas strip, apparently, with much architectural re-do. I’m told.

]]> By: michael http://hugeasscity.com/2008/01/03/15th-and-market-fuggettaboudit/comment-page-1/#comment-111 michael Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:53:38 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/01/03/15th-and-market-fuggettaboudit/#comment-111 yeah, make it a museum for greasy, artery clogging slop, or maybe Mars Hill Church could establish a branch of its "college" there... Got to start somewhere Dan, the Walgreens probably has a life span of 15 years, Safeway seems to be quite amenable to doing mixed-use projects...change is inevitable at this intersection...remember 40% more people by 2040...that's a lot of people. yeah, make it a museum for greasy, artery clogging slop, or maybe Mars Hill Church could establish a branch of its “college” there…
Got to start somewhere Dan, the Walgreens probably has a life span of 15 years, Safeway seems to be quite amenable to doing mixed-use projects…change is inevitable at this intersection…remember 40% more people by 2040…that’s a lot of people.

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