a plaza and a fountain and benches and maybe a restaurant in the outdoors....all the stuff they got all over Europe NY all those other cities we visit and enjoy the urban-ness of....it's not rocket science.

but this post was a bit strange. there was no price tag. is all this going to be free?

Shouldn't we be spending precious dollars and resources on spaces in the city that evoke a far more negative reaction? I mean, even if you don't love it there, can't you still name a few dozen projects around here far, far more deserving of attention?

But do you go back more often? Probably not, for most of us, because there's nothing there to draw us back. Unless there's an event, the Seattle Center feels like a ghost town.

Maybe there should be an elevated rail system to get people there.

http://sonicscentral.com

Maybe they could extend it to Fremont or Ballard?

BTW - the Mural Amphitheatre is one of the best places in town - if not the best - to see an outdoor show (even if Pain in the Grass concerts did piss off neighboring residents in Lower Queen Anne).

Renovating the Center House is a good idea, the rest of this overpriced yuppification effort should go straight into the round file.

In other words, they don't have any ideas.

"and redeveloping the hideous Mural Amphitheater site."

Hideous? A great site for a lot of outdoor shows, is what it is. And damned picturesque on a summer day. Redevelop how, exactly? This is a vague, awful plan. We can do much better.

I doubt Disney would come back with just "parking spaces, some new theaters, more green space and a water feature."

no, I'm not kidding.