People are still arriving for our walking tour. Just at the corner of Monkey Grind in Greenwood.
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Mike points out how great the street is, but it quickly changes north of 85th St.
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Mike talks about why many of the neighborhoods in north Seattle have defined business districts. Spoiler: streetcars
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Mike talks drainage. Hey, it's good stuff. The park is a bioswale and sends water to Greenlake by design.
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Sidewalks north of 85th St are patchy, but this one is continuous and porous.
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Mike talks about street width and how that affects speed, noise, and safety. Early on, he asked how neighborhood streets could be changed.
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Mike talks low cost solutions versus Cadillac solutions for important community needs.
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A quick change from single-family housing to lowrise multi-family housing and commercial.
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Mike says that most areas zoned for lowrise housing had lowrise housing before they were ever zoned; largely the same today.
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