The fact that Seattle would close these streets as a “temporary” measure due to the coronavirus, and then change their mind to hastily make the changes permanent, is not okay. This gives residents and constituents no chance to understand the changes, evaluate the impacts, and voice their concerns. When traffic returns to normal, the lack of side streets to travel through is going to exacerbate traffic and worsen travel times on the already overloaded arterials. Most people in Seattle drive, and this is another hostile “war on cars” move that is really just “war on constituents” at this point. It is very unfortunate that the city’s planning and governance is really driven by a loud minority of urbanist activists, while most constituents suffer through these changes.