This past Saturday, I gave a friend a lift out to Mercer Island. On my return trip, I saw I-5 was backed up, so opted to take surface streets starting at James street. It was fun to see how my old neighborhoods have changed. There’s tons of construction going on downtown, and throughout Seattle. I was amazed at the changes along Roosevelt through the U-District. So many high-rises that weren’t there 5 years ago. And UW’s campus has had a great deal of change.
I expect that these are real signs of a changing economy; at least in micro/Seattle sense. The volume of construction decreased significantly the further north I went. Very little going on past Northgate.
Just a few random observations as I drifted northwards from downtown avoiding traffic coagulation.
