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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 1:39pm.
see large There is a proposal, brought by developer Triway Enterprises, to rezone the building height limits for the area of the city between Capitol Lake and Budd Inlet. The area, commonly known as the "isthmus," is a focal point of the city. High-rise buildings would (and one already does) obstruct the existing corridor between the River/Lake and Budd Inlet/Puget Sound.
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Submitted by chad360 on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 1:56pm.The view from Capital Campus, above the switch-back trail, N or the Temple of Justice?
When walking around at sea-level in downtown Oly, even Bayview obstructs the view of the water...
...maybe I'm missing the boat here, but who currently enjoys/has this view perspective?
How many houses have this view perspective?
How many businesses enjoy this view perspective?
I think the view stinks...literally, the "lake" is a poorly designed, stagnant mess that benefits only microscopic anaerobe...
...I'd much rather see a healthy tide channel and flooding estuary...now that would be the focal point of downtown Oly in my book (...that, and a few "day-lighted" streams & freshwater springs to go along as well =)
estuary
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 2:08pm.Do you think that rezoning building heights for the isthmus will put us closer to realizing your vision of an estuary and daylighting streams?
would help
Submitted by chad360 on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 2:20pm.More eyeballs on the problem and more folks in close proximity...Jane Jacobs ("eyes on the street").
...the key is getting LEEDS and GREEN in those buildings!
...in getting the arch. design right so the buildings flow and are pleasing to the eye.
>think terrace, patio, sun porch, hanging garden, rooftop greenhouse, balcony tea house).
Development is right, and this community is right...at the same time!
But "us vs. them" is not the vehicle for change (never has been, never will be)
>change happens<
...and yes, as I see it, getting folks closer to and more in-touch with the vitality that could be there will help in making that return to healthy, natural function more likely.
...I'm calling it my "Central Park Theory" for the Deschutes Estuary Restoration project I'm hoping to promote in my own small way (...by talking about it over & over again if nothing else =).
The picture on the friends
Submitted by Just another voice on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 4:58pm.From the capitol building-- at the law enforcement memorial-- you can see the mountains and parts of the bay. The 'mistake on the lake' doesn't block the mountain view. The height of the new buildings will not block that view either.
It is also important to note that in most areas while walking on 4th Ave near Bayview, a person cannot see the capitol or the lake because of the existing 1-story buildings.
But I am Just Another Voice
Putting more people and more cars
Submitted by Laurian on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 4:08pm.on the shoreline of a body of water that could/should be returned to a more natural state is going backwards.
As to who enjoys the view above. In the summer, hundreds of people daily. And for free.