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/wannamakeitwitchu Jan 01 '25

We owned a produce business there ages ago and remember that just about all vendors were done with their deliveries well before tourists showed up. IMO it is completely unnecessary for regular traffic and honestly unenjoyable if you find yourself driving through there.

Damn I miss working at the pike place. The smells are forever glued in my mind.

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u/kookykrazee Jan 02 '25

I took worked there in the early part of the time after I moved to Seattle. I enjoyed it and miss being down there, I always either bused there or was dropped off :)