Pike Place Market takes step toward limiting vehicle traffic with pilot program

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA) says it is launching "a limited vehicle access pilot program" Wednesday.

It is not a full street closure. Authorized vehicles will still have access to Pike Place, the cobblestoned, north-south street, but nonessential trips like visitor pass-throughs and ride-share vehicles at First Avenue and Pike Street will be restricted.

Signage and a Seattle Department of Transportation flaggerwill be posted at First and Pike to guide vehicles and enforce permitted use.

Tuesday's announcement comes after Mayor Bruce Harrell last year told the Business Journal that he would like to shift away from today's dynamic of busy days when motor vehicles inch through a never-ending stream of pedestrians.

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2025/04/22/pike-place-market-limits-traffic-starting-week.html

[spooky3]

1. I visited Seattle for the first time in 2009. I absolutely

Loved it. Despite being touristy, the Pike Place Market is charming.

Hope these changes will preserve it.