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Car-Free Pike Place Market Pilot Deemed Too Successful to Continue (theneedling.com)

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Citing positive feedback and increased foot traffic that grew day after day for a year and a half, next week the car-free Pike Place Market pilot program will come to an end on Oct. 1 after it was deemed too successful to continue.

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[–] kender242@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did I just EAT the onion?

[–] slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Well it wouldn't be the first time they did exactly this.

[–] Amputret@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 weeks ago

Every UBI trial ever done.

[–] JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 weeks ago

I fucking love Pike Place Market

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

The only remedy is to pave it all and put a car dealership there.