An Increase in Eco-Blocks Signals a Battle Between Parking and Encampments
Ecology blocks are large slabs made from recycled concrete, with grooves on the top and bottom to help form retaining walls.
But on city streets and sidewalks, they form a different kind of barrier: Deterring RVs and encampments, which have proliferated in Seattle during the pandemic.
Joe Ingram pulls up next to a long row of ecology blocks on 5th Avenue in Georgetown, just outside the Sur La Table corporate headquarters…