Seattle transportation officials are proposing a seasonal approach to vehicle access at Pike Place Market, reopening the historic street to general traffic much
I particularly liked the Urbanist’s op-ed on this, that was posted in !seattle@lemmy.sdf.org which really drives home the point that everyone, both pedestrians and businesses alike, are overwhelmingly in of leaving the market car-free, and we’re really doing this for like, one hypothetical grocery shopper who almost certainly doesn’t actually exist
The latest survey from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), conducted this past June, heard from 5,403 people and found “98% Support: Near-universal community backing for vehicle barriers.” Importantly, the survey also heard “96% Business Agreement: High alignment among local merchants and staff” among 224 respondents.
Limiting general car traffic in the Market is as close to complete political consensus as Seattle is going to get on anything. Support spans the spectrum of Seattle politics from The Stranger and Mayor Wilson, to the Seattle Times and former Mayor Bruce Harrell.
I particularly liked the Urbanist’s op-ed on this, that was posted in !seattle@lemmy.sdf.org which really drives home the point that everyone, both pedestrians and businesses alike, are overwhelmingly in of leaving the market car-free, and we’re really doing this for like, one hypothetical grocery shopper who almost certainly doesn’t actually exist