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Yes, Seattle has a LOT of those. They're in areas the City annexed mid-century after they were already developed, for example most streets north of 85th.
Since then, we've mostly counted on developers to start filling sidewalks in, since any new project is required to add them. The City has focused public money on limited areas like business districts and near schools.
There's been study of a more comprehensive approach. The figure might have been $800 million a decade ago. This is usually contrasted with the tiny amounts available for such things, in part due to a statewide tax revolt a long time ago.
Lake City, where I live, is an especially bizarre example. Despite much of the neighborhood having a very high population density, there are few sidewalks.
True, that's a bad street. We have several that have been turned into stroads despite not being originally built with that sort of width. Another is Denny Way. And Madison intersecting with your example on First Hill.
Lake City, where I live, is an especially bizarre example. Despite much of the neighborhood having a very high population density, there are few sidewalks.
I don’t have much experience with Seattle outside downtown and a few surrounding neighborhoods so that’s interesting. But I was moreso wondering about Denver because I can’t really think of too many places I’ve seen that don’t have sidewalks within the city.
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If you're talking about vibrancy and energy, Seattle has a lot more of it than Denver from my experience.
Perhaps but Denver’s no slouch. Not lacking in energy or vibrancy at all.
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