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Pike Place Market banning most vehicle traffic in test run [Seattle Times archive link] (archive.is)

submitted 1 month ago by pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de to c/seattle@lemmy.world

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[–] audaxdreik@pawb.social 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Took them long enough! Nobody but tourists drive down there anyways, if you're on Pike Place you made a bad decision.

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

100%, first time I saw that traffic Armageddon I suggested to all friends that it's faster to park at my house and take the link lol.

[–] Tujio@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Please do this. Also do it for some of the other similar streets in the city, like Ballard Ave. Maybe open it to delivery trucks only before 8am, then foot traffic only the rest of the day?

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd love to see it on Ballard Ave! There was talk of doing a "superblock" on Capitol Hill a few years ago too, which would be cool - https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/10/26/capitol-hill-pedestrian-superblock-dreams-revived-during-tour-with-mosqueda-and-spotts/

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Bollard Ave > Ballard Ave

[–] philycheeze@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago

That would be amazing

[–] LettucePrey@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

This has been awesome to witness. Finally some good news.

[–] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago

Hallelujah

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 month ago

YES!!!