Did Seattle Build the Best Pedestrian Bridge Ever?

[LisaM]

4. Pure concrete. You also can't get to it by transit.

They removed the waterfront streetcar (and later the bus that replaced it) years ago. I used to work in an office a couple of piers north of the Aquarium and it was absolutely impossible to get there via bus (and I live at a light rail station). It took well over an hour, because zero transit goes to the north end of the waterfront. This is purely for tourists.

Moreover, the extension to the Aquarium wasn't in any original plans I saw - it was supposed to be green space, but instead, they widened the road to six lanes. I admit that I don't personally care for aquariums, but be that as it may, expanding it was never in the equation.

My office moved thankfully. The views were beautiful, but people who live and work in the city can't get there.

This drooling love letter also doesn't show one real menace down there - scooters. You have to have your head on a swivel.