i thought about moving there, but...
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12/8/2013
Few years ago, i went there for an interview and i spent a day driving all over the city. i felt the city was generally dirty and ugly, especially around downtown - even the river was brown and murky. The only part of the city that was half decent was in the NE. i went up the Tramway and went into housing blocks in the area, and it was nice and clean (a typical upper middle class suburb), but not too many shopping or eating places... The trails were not at all like the pictures posted - it was mostly dry brushes and steep hills - hard to climb with little ones.
Finally i went up to North Acre area (just outside the city) which was nice and spacious dotted with mansion like houses, but there were no sidewalks for walking or biking, and cars were going very fast in those straight streets, making it dangerous to walk or bike around the street. They use ground water / septic, and i heard some are having problems with water quality.
There were small pockets of well organized area with sidewalks in NE area of the city boundary. But, everywhere else was not very inviting. Overall, it was not enough for me to want to move there. i heard that UNM was not the best either. If you lived in the North Acres, you basically stay home, and have to drive long stretches to go anywhere. i also drove around east of the mountain where i found some trees, but you would miss out on the beautiful sunsets, because they are blocked by the mountains to the west.
Kris | Kirkland, WA