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The major highways and freeways in Seattle are:
*'''Interstate 5''' going North/South*'''Highway 99''' going North/South (Do not even attempt to hitch on 99 -aka '''Aurora'''- you will get nothing but frustration)*'''State Route 520''' going East/West*'''Interstate 90''' going East/West
=== Capitol Hill ===
[[File:Capitol_Hill.png|thumb|200px|left|Location of Capitol Hill in the city of Seattle.]][[File:caphill-calanderson.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A partial view of Capitol Hill with Cal Anderson Park in the foreground and a partial view of Downtown and a full view of Belltown in the background.]]
Now, the University District is not the only place in Seattle to find hitch hikers, buskers, and the like. Capitol Hill is another area of town frequented by hitch hikers. Capitol Hill is the city's most densely populated neighborhood, center of gay rights, and home to many Seattle artists, musicians and travelers. Due to it's diversity and wealth of parks, Capitol Hill is an ideal place for hitch hikers to crash, get a bite to eat, get a drink, or just hang out. The proximity to downtown is also hard to beat. A multitude of bus lines (including an Owl bus) run through Capitol Hill and Central Link light rail is a 10 minute walk down the hill. The First Hill Streetcar will be arriving on Capitol Hill in 2013 and the University Link light rail line will be following in 2016. Adjacent First Hill also has world class medical facilities, including Harborview Medical Center (The Northwest's only Level 1 trauma center).
[[File:Dicks.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Dick's Drive-in on Broadway.]]
There are generally two options when hitchhiking out of Seattle:
[[File:4thand5th.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Southbound I-5 onramp at NE 45th St and 5th Ave NE.]]
*You can take a [http://transit.metrokc.gov bus, BRT (starting 2010)], [http://www.soundtransit.org express bus, light rail or train] out to a suburb (Bus 594 will take you to Lakewood, which is decent when going south. Federal Way is another opportunity. Going north? Everett is good as well) and try to hitchhike from there. This is the most common way out, since hitchhiking out of big cities is not popular. However, trying to hitchhike out of a low-income or high-crime suburb or city (such as Tacoma or White Center) may be even harder than hitchhiking out of Seattle city-proper.
*There are exceptional on-ramps to I-5 in the University District, from within Seattle. [[User:amylin| amylin]] got a ride from Seattle to [[Portland (Oregon)|Portland]] from the on-ramp to I-5 South at NE 45th St & 5th Ave. There is a busy intersection at this point, in which vehicles stop and make turns onto the on-ramp, from 3 directions. The space for cars to pullover is not the best, depending on the amount of parked cars. The onramp going North at this same location is also recommended, and many hikers use it to get to [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] (There is also a Vancouver, Washington. To minimize confusion all road signs for Vancouver, British Columbia are labeled "Vancouver, B.C."). The only drawback to this location is that there are frequently homeless people, who beg for food or money, nearby, and drivers may be reluctant to pick up hitchhikers in the presence of so many "unpresentable" people.
If you're heading South on I-5: [[Oregon]] is the only state in the US where it's legal to walk on the highway.
If heading to I90, the first truck stop is at exit 34 in North Bend, reachable by public busses. It is a great place to get a lift long distance.
== '''Public Services in Seattle''' ==
*[http://www.seattle.gov/humanservices/emergencyservices/emergencyservices Emergency Services and Ending Homelessness]*[http://www.seattle.gov/humanservices/emergencyservices/FoodBanksSeattleKingCounty.pdf Food Banks Serving Seattle and King County (PDF)]*[http://www.urbanreststop.org Urban Rest Stop - A great place to clean up for free]
== '''Useful Links''' ==
*[http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=714 Seattle Couchsurfing Group]*[http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=13881 Capitol Hill Couchsurfing Group]*[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=114059329193015185858.0004479843c36d1cf196a&ved=0CIABEJsF&sa=X&ei=mT7-S7-KG4X-oATkppzhCA Freegan Eating - A Guide to Dumpster Diving in Seattle]
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