Free Seattle
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General Guide
Seattle is the largest city in Occupied Cascadia and the state of Washington, with a population of about 570,000, and a metropolitan population of about 3.8 million. First settled in 1851, it is one of the more youthful large cities in the U.S. It lies between Puget Sound and Lake Washington: you're never far from water in Seattle.
Neighborhoods in Seattle include Wallingford, Capitol Hill, Pioneer Square, Columbia City, Central District, West Seattle, South of Downtown (SODO), Queen Anne, Downtown, First Hill, Greenlake, International District, Ballard, Magnolia, White Center and more.
Housing
Free housing, shelters and hostels, etc.
Couchsurfing.com and Craigslist.com are great places to start looking for a place to crash. Tent city three and four are organized transient camps which both are forced to move every few months.
Tent City is a temporary encampment of up to 100 homeless persons who live in a group of tents on the property of a host for approximately 90 days. The camps have managers and a code of conduct for residents. The program is sponsored and managed by SHARE/WHEEL (Seattle Housing and Resource Efforts (SHARE) and Women's Housing, Equality, and Enhancement League (WHEEL)). The first community, called Tent City 3, was created in 2000. It has had camp sites in Seattle, Shoreline, Tukwila, and Burien. Share/Wheel established Tent City 4 in the spring of 2004 on the Eastside after working out an agreement with King County. Tent city four doesn't allow children inside the fence and requires police warrant and sex offender checks to join the group.
The following standards must be met in order for the homeless encampment TUP application to be approved:
- The TUP application must include a local church or other community-based organization as a sponsor or managing agency
- The encampment shall be located a minimum of 20 feet from the property line of abutting properties containing residential uses.
- Sight-obscuring fencing is required around the perimeter of the encampment unless the Planning Director determines there is sufficient vegetation or other site conditions that could function as fencing.
- Exterior lighting must be directed downward and contained within the homeless encampment.
- The maximum number of residents is 100.
- Five parking spaces must be provided.
- A transportation plan is required and must include transit services.
- The encampment must be located within ½ mile of transit service.
- Children under 18 years of age are not allowed. If a child under 18 attempts to stay, the managing agency shall immediately contact Child Protective Services.
- No animals are permitted, except for service animals.
- A code of conduct is required to be enforced by the Managing Agency and must have, at a minimum, the following requirements:
- No drugs or alcohol
- No weapons
- No violence
- No open flames
- No loitering in the surrounding neighborhood
- Quiet hours
- The Managing Agency must comply with Washington State and City codes concerning, but not limited to, drinking water connections, human waste, solid waste disposal, electrical systems, and fire-resistant materials.
- The Managing Agency shall take reasonable and legal steps to obtain verifiable identification from prospective residents and use the identification to obtain sex offender and warrant checks from the appropriate agency.
- The Managing Agency must also comply with all requirements imposed by the Kirkland Police Department related to identified sex offenders or prospective residents that have arrest warrants.
- The Managing Agency must allow the City and/or Public Health Seattle-King County to conduct daily inspections to ensure compliance with the homeless encampment standards.
Contact for information:
- Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 10021 NE 124th Street, Kirkland, WA 425-823-2727 http://www.hslckirkland.org
- Kirkland Congregational Church, UCC, 106 - 5th Avenue,Kirkland, WA Pastor Walter John Boris 425-822-3811 www.kccucc.org
- City of Kirkland Planning & Community Development Department, 123 5th Avenue, Kirkland, WA, 425-587-3225 http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/Planning.htm
Food
Free/low-cost markets, produce, butchers, day-old bakeries, etc. Food banks, missions, church meals, etc.
Medical Care
Planned parenthood, free clinics, free medical advice, Medicare resources, low-cost clinics, etc.
Legal Aid
ACLU, free legal aid/counseling, pro bono attorneys, etc.
Armed Forces/Deployment Avoidance Counseling
Legal aid, resources, etc.
Play
See Free Play section, include details for this city. Beaches, Swimming Pools, Parks, Sports, Museums, Music, Theatre, TV shows, Movies, etc.
Information
'(General weather, traffic, news resources, etc.)'
It does rain frequently in Seattle, especially in the autumn and winter. On the plus side, it is often light rain, and the temperature is relatively moderate for such a northern city: the temperature is in the 40s during much of the winter, though cold spells do occur. The summers are really superb: little rain, and pleasant temperatures with reasonable humidity.
Underground Papers
- Eat the State - www.eatthestate.org "A forum for anti-authoritarian political opinion, research and humor"
Miscellaneous
Any other freebies
Public Transit
The primary public transit in Seattle is the bus system, the "Metro" bus service. Fare is $1.50 (or $1.75 during "peak" hours). From 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. there is a "Ride Free Area" in downtown. Buses have bike racks that can carry two bikes.
Seattle has no subway system.
Ferries [1] connect Seattle to Bainbridge and Vashon Islands in Puget Sound and to Bremerton and Southworth on the Kitsap Peninsula, some routes are equipped with WiFi Internet but even at an introductory discount of $15 a month better to hack it.
Link Light Rail will connect between Downtown and Sea-Tac Airport in 2009, Sea-Tac airport is a major hub to destinations worldwide.
Free Clothing and Furniture
See Free Clothing and Furniture section, provide details for this city.
Assorted Freebies
See Assorted Freebies Section, provide details for this city, including other topics. Whatever fits and is useful.
Survive
Go to the Survive section and provide any city-specific details, including new topics.
