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Design Perspectives By Clair Enlow |
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August 5, 2009
Design Perspectives: The train's not there yet, but Northgate has arrived
By CLAIR ENLOW
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
In this first season of light rail in Seattle, few neighborhoods seem to be getting on board with dense, pedestrian-friendly development, except Northgate. And the train doesn't even go there — yet.
This neighborhood, which is really several neighborhoods centered around the eponymous shopping mall near Seattle's northern boundary, is expected to be on the next leg of the expanding system.
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