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  2 11 We have one right across the street from City Hall. Making space available for a tent city is a valid idea. Other ideas? Mayor Mike McGinn answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report 12 comments by Joe, Rotten666, and Joe… 0 0 How about getting them declared public blights if the owners won't develop them, seize them, and turn them into parks or low income housing? Joe commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 Is this guy for real? Hey Joe wanna run for mayor? Rotten666 commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 Flattering as that is, I think Mike's a better choice than I am. Joe commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 Great idea, more tent cities. Jason Lin commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 Denny's was a "good business?" Open pits are another symptom of the real estate inflation mortgage crisis, not the cause. And I question your metrics--my numbers say the pits make the city 13.8% more fun. And as Jason pointed out, did you really suggest property seizures and tent cities as a way to spur appreciation? I can't believe this diatribe of a question was dignified with a response. capicola commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 I doubt you could place a tent city in many of the holes, due to our rain - just look at the one at N 40th and Stone Way N for example - during rains it fills a few feet deep and lacks adequate drainage. Will in Seattle commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 I wonder if parks would qualify under eminent domain. And yes, Denny's was good. It employed many people. That's better for the community than a fenced-in concrete slab. Joe commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 And the Denny's building in Ballard was a unique building that a lot of people worked hard to save. CrazyCatLady commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 Perhaps we could add some sort of administrative fee starting 90 days after businesses close for demolition, which will end at the point that construction is complete. Have this fee increase over time, and unpaid fees result in the city owning the land. Use money collected to directly benefit the local area. Call it a "blight compensation fee". Matt the Engineer commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 Food Carts! Thuel commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 Require approved and issued redevelopment permits BEFORE releasing demolition or shoring permits. I'm sick of making it cheap & easy for speculative developers to phase development and mar the neighborhood for years. This impacts public safety and welfare. The pit shoring is engineered to be TEMPORARY support which means six months not six YEARS. The plastic sewer pipe hung in the Stone Way/N 40th pit is sagging between straps and aging in the sun, and will eventually break where the graffiti artists shimmy along it. But really, who in authority reads these comments anyway? Abdul Alhazred commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 I especially love how the former pit at 2nd & Stewart got turned into a gigantic parking lot... right next to a parking garage. Great use of space there. Take the land! Or at least let people use it for gardens or food carts until development begins. Anything is better than an empty lot! Ross Patton commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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