I used to live near Seattle in Kitsap county. The city of Bremerton spent a fortune to build a tunnel so cars exiting the ferry could drive underground 2 blocks leaving the area open to pedestrians. The city then kicked out the only businesses that were there (bars) and now it’s a dark, no-man’s land. Dumbest thing I’ve ever witnessed (except perhaps the condos the city built right before the market crash).
Yes, I remember that. I think that UW's "city planning" department is responsible for a lot of the idiocy happening in the Seattle area. Might be interesting to dig into that, see who the big donors are. Tunnel digging companies?
Used to spend lots of time in Bremerton about 15 years ago. Right when they were getting started on all that. And it was depressing.
Spending a lot of time around there these days and it's an amazing transformation. It's gorgeous.