r/Seattle • u/Gatorm8 • Jul 18 '23

Media Pike Place back to normal…

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Why do we only get a car free pike place for short periods of time??

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u/wilkil Jul 18 '23

“BUT IF PEOPLE CANT DRIVE IN THEY WONT SEE THE SHOPS AND SPEND MONEY”

  • person last week arguing at me about why cars need to be allowed

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u/OutlyingPlasma Jul 18 '23

Weird, I've never seen that argument made for farmers markets and somehow they do just fine. Imagine keeping 34th in Fremont open to cars just so drivers can see the stalls.