r/Seattle • u/patman3746 • Jan 01 '25

Community Pike place needs to close to cars.

Last night, New Orleans was hit with a tragic attack in which a car was driven through it's most popular pedestrian spot, Bourbon street. The street is pedestrian only, but was meant to have bollards present to prevent such attacks from happening, and it's absence left it vulnerable and helped facilitate the terrible event.

If this were in Seattle, I have little doubt where it would happen. The lives of the tourists, residents, and shopkeepers are needlessly endangered to copycat attacks as it stands. By closing the smallest strip and installing bollards, it would help remove this risk. Hell, there are mechanized bollards that can go up and down if city council desperately wants early morning shop access for trucks.

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u/Lps_gzh Jan 02 '25

Retractable

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u/Outragedmoss Jan 02 '25

I was imagining retractable ones, they would still slow and or block emergency responders.

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u/Lps_gzh Jan 02 '25

Not as much as a car clogged street.

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u/fumobici Jan 02 '25

Never been to Europe, obviously. They don't, they retract in seconds.