This summer, for the first time, Seattle banned cars in the 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 said 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/

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[–] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

oh my god they pedestrianized Pike Place?? that'll make it a thousand times nicer, i hope they don't gentrify-out that really good random dim sum street food place with the huge bao

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They definitely won't, the prices will just go up to match the rents. Last time I was there the line was insanely long, raising prices certainly wouldn't deter the majority of their customers.

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