‘Vastly more walkable’: Seattle’s Pike Place Market tests car ban

‘Vastly more walkable’: Seattle’s Pike Place Market tests car ban

It’s a time of big changes for Seattle’s Pike Place Market.  Last month, after decades of debate, the Market announced the test run of a ban on some types of cars. Vehicles needed for vendor deliveries, emergencies and some customer pickups are still allowed, as are cars with disability parking permits. But the tourist vehicles that once crawled through summer crowds at the pace of a burrowing geoduck are now banned. The vehicle restriction mark…