Can prostitution on Aurora Ave decline for good?
Prostitution on Aurora Avenue has vexed Seattle leaders for decades.
But two recent motel closures have led to a decline in sex work and crime in the area.
It’s unclear if it will last.
The Seattle Times’s Sara Jean Green explains how Aurora got this way and what tools the city and police are using to rein it in.
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