This is a loss, but Magic Mouse Toys fought the removal of three illegal parking spaces that would have improved intersection visibility and pedestrian safety. SDOT relented on all three. Looks like illegal car parking was not underpinning their financial success. www.theurbanist.org/sdot-retreat...

SDOT Retreats on Pioneer Square Bike and Scooter Corral PlanA plan to add 21 on-street bike and scooter corrals in a joint effort to keep sidewalks clear and maintain visibility at intersections has been reduced to just 3 corrals. Neighborhood business advocat...www.theurbanist.orgThe Seattle Times

Magic Mouse Toys, a longtime fixture of local retail in Pioneer Square, shuttered its doors permanently last week, according to a note on the store's door.