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01-10-2019, 03:38 PM | #113 | |
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What part of downtown are you moving to? South Lake Union, Belltown? |
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01-10-2019, 04:11 PM | #114 | ||
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01-10-2019, 04:20 PM | #115 | |
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It's a pity this guy didn't keep up with his "Shit I see on 3rd and Pike" Twitter account. It was pure gold. He probably got knifed and is no longer around. https://twitter.com/3rdandpike?lang=en |
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01-14-2019, 08:33 AM | #117 |
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01-14-2019, 09:14 AM | #118 |
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I'm happy to report the media frenzy around viadoom paid dividends to my commute this morning. Granted I left an hour early and bombed into downtown at a quarter to 6, but still, I've never seen the roads this empty. Like 3:00 AM on a Sunday has more cars on the road. It was glorious. I nailed almost every light and generally hauled as much ass as my little 125cc 8.1 HP motor could give me.
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01-14-2019, 09:45 AM | #120 |
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There are 2 major North/South highways that run through the city. I5 and Highway 99. A section of highway 99 that is elevated and runs right past downtown is called the "viaduct" and is being shut down for a couple weeks as they complete a new tunnel underneath it (Think Big Dig in Boston). So we go from 2 North/South highways down to just 1. To the west of us is water and to the east of us is water so there's no way around it.
Viaduct shutdown = "via-doom". Massive, region wide traffic impacts are being predicted. Here ya go. Read up on your soon to be new home!: https://komonews.com/news/local/seat...ss-puget-sound Lucky for you the tunnel will be done by the time you get here. |
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01-14-2019, 09:46 AM | #121 |
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They closed and are taking down a major roadway through Seattle. It called the viaduct.....aka viadoom
It’s going to cause major traffic issues. Everyone will play nice for the first few days by taking public transportation or work from home but after that it will get bad. |
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01-14-2019, 10:19 AM | #123 |
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Man, reading that 3rdAndPike Twitter was cracking me. I was in Seattle for a few days after Christmas for the first time, stayed at the W Downtown and did a lot of touristy stuff as well as tried to find as many local places as possible to eat/drink at. A couple observations:
1. What the hell are all the homeless people on? Synthetic weed? They all acted the same (crazy, angry, ranting, etc). It was endless entertainment as long as they didn't focus their attention on you haha 2. I was told the people weren't very friendly (compared to Texas) but I didn't see that in all honesty. They weren't quite as talkative as people here in Houston but everyone I spoke to was polite, helpful, etc 3. I loved the weather. I'm sure the number of rainy days does get old but it's a very different rain from Houston so I didn't mind it. Seattle gets more days of rain than here but I think we nearly double the average amount each year. Cold weather is my favorite too 4. Absolutely beautiful scenery everywhere and pretty much an endless amount of outdoor things to do (rain or shine) 5. Traffic sucked but I'm from Houston so I'm used to it 6. It was definitely more expensive than Houston but that comes with the territory of having that type of scenery and everything else that comes with it. High demand = high prices. 7. Seattle has probably the coolest public library I've ever seen. I was in heaven in there. Super jealous. |
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01-14-2019, 11:29 AM | #125 | |
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Yes, many, many, people in my office commute into downtown from the East side. Drive to commuter lot, park, take an express bus straight into downtown. Super fast and easy. |
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