Is Belltown safe TODAY?

[WestSideBilly]

I'm pretty cynical of that plan, too. I don't see it changing anything really.

I can't see Belltown ever being a destination for families.

[s.data]

Isn't it funny how so many people have such strong opinions about a neighborhood they clearly don't live in, let alone visit on a regular basis.

I've lived in Belltown for almost ten years. I don't live here because it's cool or hip. I live here because I enjoy my neighborhood...the people, places and all that it offers. I value walking to work, a social life without drinking and driving, and a dog-friendy, walkable community.

As for safety and homeless folks...yes, you will have to be aware of these things. It's part of living in a city! Belltown is not for everyone, but neither is Bellevue.

BTW, it's not smart for anyone to walk alone late night in any city.

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Violence, drugs ... nothing new in Belltown
Police to address issue at Tuesday community forum

It was about 3:45 a.m. when a white Camaro rolled down the 500 block of Wall Street. A passenger pulled a .38 silver revolver and fired, hitting one man in the neck. He was rushed to Harborview Medical Center, his life in question.

Nearly an hour earlier, a man had been knocked unconscious in the 2300 block of First Avenue after he and three others made cat calls at the suspect's girlfriend.

The incidents on Sunday -- two weeks after a 21-year-old was shot to death and another man was wounded in Belltown ....