But… That advantage is diluted every time the corridor is handed back to cars. Protecting the walking experience is not a quality-of-life gesture; it is the Market's core business strategy. Make the closure permanent. Give businesses a reason to build for it, and then watch them thrive.

Seattle Streets Alliance@streetsalliance.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Pike Place should put people first year-round. In SDOT’s June survey, 98% of 5,403 respondents supported vehicle barriers. And among 224 Market businesses & staff who responded, 96% agreed. Yet the proposal for this winter would allow more general car traffic into the Market.

Seasonal closures treat walkability as a fair-weather amenity, but actually, it is infrastructure. Pike Place already holds the strongest advantage: the experience of moving through it on foot, watching a fishmonger work, talking to a local grower, discovering a stall you were not looking for.

Seattle Streets Alliance@streetsalliance.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Pike Place should put people first year-round. In SDOT’s June survey, 98% of 5,403 respondents supported vehicle barriers. And among 224 Market businesses & staff who responded, 96% agreed. Yet the proposal for this winter would allow more general car traffic into the Market.

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U District Summer Green Street - This past summer, we transformed one block into a destination for people to gather, dine, dance, and watch movies together. Even if you missed it, the project report highlights and documents the experiment for you. Check it out! udistrict.org/report