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If you live in Seattle, PLEASE go to Pike Place Market and buy Apples 🍏 (infosec.pub)

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or buy bananas 🍌

or buy a sandwich 🥪

or buy seafood 🐟𓇼🐚

Just buy something.

This summer, for the first time, the City of Seattle banned cars in Pike Place Market

https://www.knkx.org/transportation/2025-05-08/seattle-pike-place-market-tests-car-ban-pilot-downtown-overlook-walk-flowers-vendors

Last year (2024), some politicians warned no one will shop here anymore if it’s pedestrianized:

https://publicola.com/2024/04/02/dont-open-pike-place-to-pedestrians-council-member-urges/

It's important Pike Place pedestrianization succeeds.

The stakes are high for the future of Seattle. If this summer experiment is a success, it will help push back against pro-car politicians. Failure will make future pedestrianization efforts much harder.

So go out there and purchase something 🍏🍌🥪🎁🛍️

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[–] pc486@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I drop by Pike Place on a regular basis. Even before the current car ban, it was near impossible to drive through. Pedestrians would flow out onto the street because the sidewalks and inside of the market was packed. Sometimes even due to lines for some of the popular shops. And sometimes it was me blocking your drive because screw that noise, I'm walking here!

This summer with the car ban it has been even more popular and crowded, with fewer shoulders and elbows getting in the way. IMHO, this project has already been successful. Great job, Seattleites! :)

Also new in the area is the rebuild of Alaskan Way. It's much nicer than ever before, plus the aquarium got a new building.

[–] devdoggy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Good job being the local!!