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Originally Posted by 4X4
I thought it was fairly clear that the intention was not so much a festival, but to get more foot traffic and biking and rollerbladers out. I recall them saying they hoped some street hockey games would spring up as well. And of course, they hoped that some local businesses would have a presence as well.
I really don't get why some of you are so outraged by this. To me, this is like those friday or saturday nights where you invite over a few friends just to hang out and then more and more people come and it becomes epic.
All these comments about how it failed miserably make no sense. It wasn't supposed to be a barn burner. It was supposed to take over the street with people not in cars. Obviously, that is the biggest piss off to most of you, but it was also the whole point of the closure. To take over one of our nicest streets for four days. And for it to hopefully evolve into something really cool (hence the four consecutive Sundays).
I just don't get why some people are so pissed. The other lanes were open. Cars got through. What's the big deal? Were you guys late for church because of it? Yeesh.
I don't remember anyone complaining about the Red Mile. And the first few wins were just a few people. And it got bigger and bigger and bigger and became epic. I'm sure someone will reply that there was a purpose to it and there's none here, but if you like wandering around in a sea of people on a summer afternoon, do you really need a theme? Bow River Flow can mean just about anything.
I, for one, hope that they get all four Sundays next year and that this idea doesn't die because a few people are outraged by the sheer idea of it, even though it absolutely doesn't affect them AT ALL.
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The event has to be worthwhile to merit closing down a major street and causing a hassell. By most accounts - it wasn't. And again that comes down to a lack of planning.
Frankly hanging around a hot street and breathing in exhaust from cars going the other way doesn't strike me is a grand old time anyways - which is why the bulk of people that went - stayed on the path.
Roads are for cars.
Paths/Grass are for people.