Pike Place Market Pedestrianization Pilot Boosts Sales and Visits (www.theurbanist.org)

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All signs point to Seattle's pilot program limiting car access to Pike Place being a success: sales were up 6.5% in 2025 compared to 2024, and the number of local visitors jumped by 5.6%. As the City considers permanent changes, a pedestrianized Pike Place still has its detractors.

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[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago

"still has its detractors" have any of those people actually driven through Pike Place? We accidentally did once and it turned a 10 minute trip into nearly an hour. Why anyone would even want to drive through there is beyond me

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