This summer, for the first time, Seattle banned cars in the Pike Place Market :
Last year (2024), some politicians said no one will shop here anymore if it’s pedestrianized :
https://publicola.com/2024/04/02/dont-open-pike-place-to-pedestrians-council-member-urges/
Personally I’m against pedestrianization of Pike Place. It’s a literal tourist trap. Ever clueless car that finds itself in that hell warms my heart.
Let the cars in, make them suffer.