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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Farrell's proposal to close a major road for four consecutive Sundays for no purpose is something that rightly should have been an issue.
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It had a purpose - expanding the public realm along the riverfront to allow community gathering in space that is otherwise dedicated to the automobile. Lots and lots of cities around the world do these sorts of things.
I think the community will run with it and see what kinds of interesting things it can do with this space. It will probably evolve and grow over time.
It reminds me somewhat of this effort a group put together in Calgary last year to see what they could do with a parking space on 17th avenue. How they could take what is normally dedicated to the storage of an automobile and turn it into a park space, and a community gathering point, a topic of conversation and engagement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWjVmheZHoE