Slog - Comments on Another Skatepark Update

Comment by Gitai

Gitai — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:03:10 -0800

Now that's the way to do it! Make a decision (hopefully a wee bit faster than this one), stick to it, and provide consequences if the responsible parties don't follow through.

Comment by Papayas

Papayas — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:10:08 -0800

Are you serious? I had no idea that there is no phad thai in thailand. I'm not shocked, just a little disappointed.

Comment by move_it_by_bike

move_it_by_bike — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:03:10 -0800

The whole skate plaza is a nice idea for random areas of the city.

But replacing an actual park with a couple benches and rails? What bullshit. If Seattle Center has to put in another park, then it should be a real park, not a "skate plaza." By the way, whoever came up with that term probably doesn't skate very much. Skate plaza? Who came up with that, my mom?

Comment by John

John — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:43:13 -0800

All I know is that I've had phad thai in Thailand more times than I can count.

Comment by dicker

dicker — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 08:15:19 -0800

It's amazing that Seattle is home to the best design & build skatepark companies and yet can't seem to build a world class park in the metro area...

Comment by m0nk3y

m0nk3y — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 08:48:53 -0800

No phad thai? What are you talking about? Sure it's drier (not drowning in oil like here), but there's plenty-o-phad-thai in Thailand.

Comment by bobcat

bobcat — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:05:58 -0800

there was a skatepark meeting last night? gee thanks for letting seattle skaters know.

Brian, i know i sent you the inital news of the skateparks destruction and we chatted on the phone for almost half an hour. it'd be good to see some of 'the other sides' of the story printed rather than just the watered-down parks bureaucracy.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:25:37 -0800

Translation: You are not rich people like Bill Gates, so we sold you out and are now trying not to look like we did what we did.

Comment by josh

josh — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:31:31 -0800

I'm curious about how this came as such a surprise to everyone, too. Didn't we all know that the Gates Foundation bought the property over a year ago? Did people expect that they'd build around the existing park?

Maybe everyone assumed that it would be the standard five vote / two legislative intervention process before anything actually happened.

Or is the Gates Foundation just way ahead of schedule?

Comment by Schola Cocksucka

Schola Cocksucka — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:31:01 -0800

Then I'd love to know what I was eating in Bangkok and Chiang Mai last year that shared that name and was on the menu at every restuarant and streetcorner stand.

Now, it's true the pad thai in thailand isn't as tasty as the pad thai in america. really dry and basic. but it's the national dish, so what are you gonna do?

Comment by bobcat

bobcat — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:50:26 -0800

Josh, as per their (seattle center and the parks dept) agreement we were supposed to have a new park by the time the old one was destroyed. Now we do not have a skatepark in downtown seattle. Not only that, but we do not have a spot, no plans.. nothing. There is nowhere for little Timmy or Suzie to skateboard legally that doesn't require them to dodge skaters with overinflated egos (ballard bowl), or a puddle infested kinky bowl under a bridge in the worst area of town (Hanford St)

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:26:38 -0800

Bobcat, it's all about the greenbacks. You don't have them and the Gates' do.

That's why you were hung out to dry and I've only got a "skateboard-mini-park" next to me at Gasworks ...

Comment by bolo

bolo — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:08:44 -0800

koyteow phad thai is everywhere in thailand. in general, it tastes better than most versions of it here.