{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-35.71.020","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 35.71.020","heading":"Establishment declared public purpose—Authority to establish—General powers.","body":"The establishment of pedestrian malls is declared to be for a public purpose. Any corporate authority, by ordinance, may establish and regulate any street right-of-way as a mall, may prohibit, in whole or in part, vehicular traffic on a mall, and may provide for the acquisition of any interest in the right-of-way necessary to its establishment, and may provide for the determination of legal damages, if any, to abutting property.","path":["Title 35","Chapter 35.71"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=35.71.020","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:11:42Z","sha256":"8e109ce6a0359a96d9ea37d2d633b692a45aca3614d1ced2931ffc86302b8b06","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-35.71.010","next":"us-wa/rcw-35.71.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}