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Originally Posted by TallBob
I lived in Seattle in the 80's 'till '91 and the Nimby groups really pushed the city to enact these height limits in and around DT. Some folks actually thought it was Martin Seilg, Wright Rundstad, ect., finance these groups secretively, so that knowbody would build taller than theirs! Which, I always thought was a stretch. Anyway, nice proposal Seattle!
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The limits are higher in some places.
You're referring to the CAP initiative. It was a reaction to the wave of towers proposed and underway at the time, and to the recently-built Columbia Center. But I'd say the angst was just as much about Downtown's overall construction mess, which was largely about building the Bus Tunnel, as well as the convention center over the freeway. Thankfully CAP's square footage per year requirements are long gone (never mattered...we overbuilt), and even before the latest round the height limits were relaxed somewhat.