Renton/Tukwila/SeaTac/Burien Development News - Page 7

rj2uman · November 2nd, 2007, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Bond James Bond

This isn't Renton, but it looks like something to keep an eye out on in the future:
http://www.ci.tukwila.wa.us/dcd/tuks...uksouthTOC.pdf

This is too bad some of the last few family farms in the north end of the Kent Valley are located here. But there is also a huge tractor supply yard full of rusting parts too........

NW Mike · November 2nd, 2007, 06:46 PM

What is truly sad is how much of that farm land belonged to Japanese farmers, then during the internment it got all taken away. Convenient for Boeing and many other businesses that scraped it up from the government.

mhays · November 2nd, 2007, 06:54 PM

The whole Japanese internment thing was a disaster for the Seattle area just like it was for the people interned. It also seriously damaged the Pike Place Market, which had a huge number of Japanese businesspeople before.

taiwanesedrummer36 · November 3rd, 2007, 12:16 AM

And it seems the damage was never repaired. We could have had a bustling Japanese community if all that internment didn't occur, though we do have some (Uwajimaya, Mill Creek - created by Japanese developers)

jiggawhat? · November 3rd, 2007, 11:04 PM

hmmm, renton development.

taiwanesedrummer36 · November 4th, 2007, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jiggawhat?

hmmm, renton development.

Okay, I got off topic, sorry.

Has The Landing added anymore traffic along Park Ave - I-405? Haven't heard anything about it, so I was just wondering. When Lakewood Crossing opened in Marysville, traffic completely blew up the area. How about The Landing?

rj2uman · November 4th, 2007, 08:31 AM

Not enough is open to really gauge that yet.

jiggawhat? · November 4th, 2007, 09:58 AM

I-405 will be expanded and the roads going to the landing havent been too bad...at all....yet.

USAPatriot · November 4th, 2007, 05:42 PM

Renton-Kent-Auburn area is mostly all urban sprawl. :P Needs to change.
Some of my photos from the Northwest Photo Journey of Renton now over a thousand photos!

Downtown Renton.

Urban development downtown.

This may be one of the only angles that make Rentonlook like a city. It's of City Hall.

Single family homes still sit beside downtown.
[img]http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/945/ajmrenton1972uglyboxzp3.jpg[/mg]
Ugly box.

Sprawl.

Large sprawl parking lots.

Nice school.

Old downtown Renton.

More photos in the Northwest Photo Journey.

jiggawhat? · November 4th, 2007, 06:01 PM

the area south of downtown with all the single family homes has been rezoned. They currently have a new condo complex under construction in that area. soon it will be townhomes and other multi family living type of neighborhoods.

CrazyAboutCities · November 6th, 2007, 04:39 AM

I won't be surprised if Renton is going to become dense community like Bellevue within two decades from now.

taiwanesedrummer36 · November 6th, 2007, 05:07 AM

Sure, when Kemper Freeman becomes absolute ruler of the Eastside

CrazyAboutCities · November 6th, 2007, 05:12 AM

Bill Gates should be a real estate developer like Paul Allen too!

BoulderGrad · November 6th, 2007, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazyAboutCities

Bill Gates should be a real estate developer like Paul Allen too!

Meh, I think his interests more revolve around global domination rather than real-estate development

CrazyAboutCities · November 8th, 2007, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BoulderGrad

Meh, I think his interests more revolve around global domination rather than real-estate development

I know. I still think he should.

citruspastels · November 8th, 2007, 10:16 AM

just went down to renton tonight and MAN is that place confusing. i think google must have given me the wrong directions or something but fry's is damn hard to find. i had to call the store 3 times for directions because i kept getting lost.

so many of this region's freeways and road systems are horrendously over-engineered. maybe it works for somebody, but sure as hell not for visitors. could not believe traffic down there either.

granted it was dark but still. hard to get a sense of place in most o these burbs

jiggawhat? · November 8th, 2007, 09:37 PM

haha frys is right off the freeway in renton! Rentons not bad at all, there are a few one-way streets downtown...but its pretty easy to find my way around. Did u eventually find frys? You can see it well from 405.

taiwanesedrummer36 · November 9th, 2007, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by citruspastels

just went down to renton tonight and MAN is that place confusing. i think google must have given me the wrong directions or something but fry's is damn hard to find. i had to call the store 3 times for directions because i kept getting lost.

so many of this region's freeways and road systems are horrendously over-engineered. maybe it works for somebody, but sure as hell not for visitors. could not believe traffic down there either.

granted it was dark but still. hard to get a sense of place in most o these burbs

Man, you must have no sense of direction.

citruspastels · November 9th, 2007, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiggawhat?

haha frys is right off the freeway in renton! Rentons not bad at all, there are a few one-way streets downtown...but its pretty easy to find my way around. Did u eventually find frys? You can see it well from 405.

man, google maps must have really thrown me off. i was driving down i-5, and it was quite dark. but yeah i found it.. didnt drive all the way down there for nothing!

citruspastels · November 9th, 2007, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by taiwanesedrummer36

Man, you must have no sense of direction.

wow, you are alot more vindictive than i thought.

November 2nd, 2007, 06:46 PM	#122
NW Mike Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle,Bellevue,Everett Posts: 958 Likes (Received): 43	What is truly sad is how much of that farm land belonged to Japanese farmers, then during the internment it got all taken away. Convenient for Boeing and many other businesses that scraped it up from the government. __________________ The less you know on any given subject, the more in-depth you can debate that subject.

November 3rd, 2007, 12:16 AM	#124
taiwanesedrummer36 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Little Taipei, Everett Posts: 1,047 Likes (Received): 0	And it seems the damage was never repaired. We could have had a bustling Japanese community if all that internment didn't occur, though we do have some (Uwajimaya, Mill Creek - created by Japanese developers) __________________ Everett/Snohomish County Development News Thread

November 4th, 2007, 08:31 AM	#127
rj2uman PRES Huaiwei Fanclub Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 568 Likes (Received): 0	Not enough is open to really gauge that yet. __________________ HMMM Interesting....

November 4th, 2007, 05:42 PM	#129
USAPatriot Northwest Photo King Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,244 Likes (Received): 3	Renton-Kent-Auburn area is mostly all urban sprawl. :P Needs to change. Some of my photos from the Northwest Photo Journey of Renton now over a thousand photos! Downtown Renton. Urban development downtown. This may be one of the only angles that make Rentonlook like a city. It's of City Hall. Single family homes still sit beside downtown. [img]http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/945/ajmrenton1972uglyboxzp3.jpg[/mg] Ugly box. Sprawl. Large sprawl parking lots. Nice school. Old downtown Renton. More photos in the Northwest Photo Journey. __________________ Washington State Forum Visit today!

November 6th, 2007, 05:07 AM	#132
taiwanesedrummer36 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Little Taipei, Everett Posts: 1,047 Likes (Received): 0	Sure, when Kemper Freeman becomes absolute ruler of the Eastside __________________ Everett/Snohomish County Development News Thread

November 2nd, 2007, 06:54 PM	#123
mhays Journeyman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,385 Likes (Received): 119	The whole Japanese internment thing was a disaster for the Seattle area just like it was for the people interned. It also seriously damaged the Pike Place Market, which had a huge number of Japanese businesspeople before.

November 3rd, 2007, 11:04 PM	#125
jiggawhat? Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 816 Likes (Received): 5	hmmm, renton development.

November 4th, 2007, 09:58 AM	#128
jiggawhat? Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 816 Likes (Received): 5	I-405 will be expanded and the roads going to the landing havent been too bad...at all....yet.

November 4th, 2007, 06:01 PM	#130
jiggawhat? Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 816 Likes (Received): 5	the area south of downtown with all the single family homes has been rezoned. They currently have a new condo complex under construction in that area. soon it will be townhomes and other multi family living type of neighborhoods.

November 6th, 2007, 04:39 AM	#131
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,332 Likes (Received): 17	I won't be surprised if Renton is going to become dense community like Bellevue within two decades from now.

November 6th, 2007, 05:12 AM	#133
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,332 Likes (Received): 17	Bill Gates should be a real estate developer like Paul Allen too!

November 8th, 2007, 10:16 AM	#136
citruspastels Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 690 Likes (Received): 3	just went down to renton tonight and MAN is that place confusing. i think google must have given me the wrong directions or something but fry's is damn hard to find. i had to call the store 3 times for directions because i kept getting lost. so many of this region's freeways and road systems are horrendously over-engineered. maybe it works for somebody, but sure as hell not for visitors. could not believe traffic down there either. granted it was dark but still. hard to get a sense of place in most o these burbs

November 8th, 2007, 09:37 PM	#137
jiggawhat? Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 816 Likes (Received): 5	haha frys is right off the freeway in renton! Rentons not bad at all, there are a few one-way streets downtown...but its pretty easy to find my way around. Did u eventually find frys? You can see it well from 405.

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