Submitted by BKlounge93 t3_y2nzj0 in Washington
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lurkerfromstoneage t1_is4q8p4 wrote
Fort Worden is so awesome!! And so is Fort Casey across the water-
pala4833 t1_is5ursc wrote
It’s not the street planning that’s shit in PT. The entire town was platted out over a century ago, which is quite unique. It’s the street maintenance that they need start taking seriously.
Extractedpen15bone t1_is606u1 wrote
the housing is quite the juxtaposition to the nature of the coast. no me gusta
Far_Eye6555 t1_is63t6c wrote
What really sticks out is all the land space dedicated to roads.
heynowbeech t1_is6oq1x wrote
The fish/critter exhibit on the dock is pretty cool.
Perenially_behind t1_is7kx9h wrote
The platting is one of many similarities between Port Townsend and Seattle. There are sections platted at different orientations and where they meet, roads change directions and confusion ensues.
PT also has its own Pike/Pine: Taylor and Tyler are right next to each other.
I didn't realize how completely the town had been platted out until I went to the JeffCo History Museum research center and looked at old road atlases that were based on plats rather than reality. Huge numbers of roads that don't exist. City of Dreams is right.
Agree about the road maintenance. I've bicycled on all the decent roads here, most of the indecent roads, and a number of the downright obscene roads.
TPixiewings t1_is7rqt9 wrote
I can see my house from here.
BarnabyWoods t1_is83oqr wrote
>Huge numbers of roads that don't exist.
But many of those are now public trails, so all those 19th Century dreams left a nice legacy.
pala4833 t1_is8fudb wrote
All housing everywhere is quite the juxtaposition to the nature that was there before it. Grids are superior street planning compared to circuitous, “naturally” shaped streets. Because they look cool from the are does nothing to gain better street planning. It, in fact makes it worse.
pala4833 t1_is8gxeq wrote
As a planner and resident most streets are 70’ ROW. That’s crazy wide, and really a bit unusual.
BKlounge93 OP t1_is8nroh wrote
Oh yeah there was a stretch for a while where they thought PT was gonna be the big city in the area, around when both PT and seattle were about the same size. Could have been totally different.
Perenially_behind t1_is94po0 wrote
Yeah, Port Townsend and Port Angeles were duking it out to be the major city. Then Teddy Roosevelt created Olympic National Park and Port Townsend entered a state of arrested decay for decades.
We're sure not in that state now though.
Perenially_behind t1_is9512n wrote
Yeah, that was a pretty slick move to keep the Rights-of-Way active so that developers can't get them vacated.
Perenially_behind t1_is95ddj wrote
Really nice drone shot, as is the one facing towards Point Hudson.
It looks a lot more level in the image than it feels when you're bicycling or walking!
Do you take requests?
BKlounge93 OP t1_is9a7gs wrote
I totally would take a request, I’ll be back there in November!
pala4833 t1_isb15cg wrote
Unfortunately the city has a nasty habit of vacating ROW in conjunction with simple SFR building permits. The Non-Motorized Committee has done a good job with the public trails program, but it's a shame the city throws away such a blessing that a lot of other jurisdictions struggle to plan around.
pala4833 t1_isb1h9r wrote
The arrested decay really resulted from the Alaska Gold Rush. Seattle became the outfitting center and the railroads gave up on reaching the peninsula.
Extractedpen15bone t1_is48pjg wrote
I guess I imagined better city street planning, for some reason ha ha