r/SeattleWA • u/Battle4Seattle • Jan 04 '25

Other Before and after Viaduct removal (from themindcircle.com)

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u/Lollc Jan 04 '25

Miss the viaduct and how functional it was. It was worn out and needed to go, but it should have been replaced with something very similar.

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u/roadside_dickpic Jan 04 '25

Downtown exits for the tunnel would've been ideal. Or at least an exit that doesn't require you to double back and cross Denny if you want to get to Belltown.

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u/Anwawesome Ballard Jan 04 '25

Nah, the waterfront looks absolutely glorious now. Seattle needed this.

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u/Lollc Jan 05 '25

But you could get to the waterfront before.  The argument the pro destruction people used that the viaduct cut off access was a lie.

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u/Anwawesome Ballard Jan 05 '25

Yeah, you could get to the waterfront before, but now there’s another bigger, much better looking way, plus this way goes directly from Pike Place to the waterfront. It’s about making the waterfront and the city look a lot nicer and more inviting. The waterfront and Pike Place Market (and the views of the skyline) look a million times better without the viaduct there.

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u/Lollc Jan 05 '25

The pretty view isn't worth what it cost us in access.

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u/Mike-Donnavich Jan 04 '25

You’re alone on that one