With the sunshine and the pleasant evenings, no surprise that outdoor seating at Capitol Hill restaurants is on people’s minds.
- Keith tells us about a new restaurant with a planned sidewalk cafe coming to 14th Ave
- Andrew notes a permit application for a sidewalk cafe just up the street at Anchovies & Olives
Andrew also notes the new mechanism by which the permits are issued and how people who live in the area — people like you — can comment on the applications.
In general, we’re all for the decks and seating areas. They’re mostly lovely and most help connect the businesses in a positive way to the streets and sidewalks of the neighborhood. But we probably all have a peeve about one of the seating areas on the Hill. We’re hoping the new process is receptive to feedback that makes the planned spaces better. No need to say “No no no!” but wouldn’t mind if a few benches were moved a foot or two and a couple crowded sidewalks had some flow issues resolved to make room for these smart — and necessary in weather like this — resources.
