"Earlier this summer, eight local businesses collaborated with the U District Partnership (a community-driven nonprofit) to open the NE 43rd Street Outdoor Dining Plaza, located in front of the still-in-the-works light rail station. There are a bunch of light blue picnic tables outside spots such as Wann Yen/Mark Thai Food Box and Cedars of Lebanon, plus some additional tables (with umbrellas for shade) on University Way itself on the stretch between 42nd and 43rd, where buses are diverted and there’s one-way traffic only until October 3." - Gabe Guarente
