While I sympathize with those who don't have houses to sleep in, as a disabled person, I will point out that blocking the sidewalk at all makes it unusable for many disabled people. Not just "completely blocking" the sidewalk, as is mentioned in this article. It does constantly feel that the city and the country care more for the homeless than they do for the disabled. It sure would be nice if they really cared about either.
If I were working in Seattle, I would avoid Tacoma just because of the long commute. Traffic on I-5 can get so backed up around Tacoma and Fife (if they’re driving).
Article fails to really explain what a "protected intersection" even entails. "Imagine a floating island"? There obviously isn't going to be a floating island, so that doesn't help.
You’re gonna be paying a lot for groceries as well as housing. Unless you’re moving from inner SF, get ready for sticker shock.
As others have said, you’ll want to consider your commute, unless you’re moving just to work remote. You’ll probably also want to consider is you want to be able to get downtown or to other parts of the city with relative ease, like if you’re young and want to do hip young person things.
If all you want to do is shop at Fred Meyer, stare at identical houses, and have to drive an hour to get to anything, you can move to Bonney Lake.
Just saw your edit and comments to others and something really doesn't make sense. "East Seattle near I-90" is basically either Mount Baker or Leschi. Both of those are primarily neighborhoods without much in the way of businesses and mostly comprised of houses rather than apartments. It's also a rather expensive area, since it's in central-Seattle and right on the lakefront. I have a hard time believing that there's a company in that part of town that's big enough to relocate a candidate. Did you perhaps mean the Eastside instead? That's a very different thing. The Eastside is everything east of Lake Washington and is outside of the Seattle city limits. The Eastside near I-90 would be south-central Bellevue (Factoria and Eastgate area) and Issaquah. There are large companies and quite a lot of places to live near there. Recommendations for where to rent on the Eastside near I-90 will be very different than recommendations for where to rent in Central (or East) Seattle. The Seattle metro area is split in two by Lake Washington, and while it's possible to bike across the I-90 floating bridge (I have a coworker who does), it's probably not going to be done in less than 45 minutes and is probably going to be rather unpleasant for part of the year.
It really would be helpful if you gave us a better idea of where you'll be commuting to (like, the cross-streets, or the name of the neighborhood, or a nearby landmark, or the name of the company if you're willing to reveal that info -- lots of us in this area have worked for the major tech companies or have friends who have, and know where all their campus buildings are), as well as what your budget is. Budget is really crucial since rent varies a lot based on location. For instance, doing a quick search it looks like average rent in Factoria is about $1800 per month. Average rent in Lake Union (where Amazon is) is almost double that at about $3200 per month. And if you think even $1800/mo is expensive then I've got some bad news for you about your desire to not commute by car for longer than 1.5 hours.
Much appreciated - the transformation of Ballard Ave has been such a great improvement. Love the dual use of the outdoor space as market stalls and seating for restaurants, and the atmosphere with so much outdoor dining is excellent.
Had to laugh at this random quote from Dan Strauss, though:
“When Jonsi, lead singer of the band Sigur Rós, visited Ballard this spring he exclaimed, unprompted, that ‘Ballard Avenue is poppin!’"
That’s the central question, and it’s a question you need to ask yourself. Is your job in downtown Seattle? Are you planning to get a car? How much time do you want to spend commuting each day?
I’ve added an edit. But basically 1 to 1.5hr communte one way. I think the job is close to I90 and I would wish to be within distance that I could so via like skates or brisk walk or something. But if I need to drive than that’s OK.
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