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Originally Posted by octothorp
The city has been trying to reduce the use of Memorial as a major traffic artery, as it passes directly through many residential neighbourhoods with no separation; nowhere is this more of an issue than Sunnyside. I think this is probably what Farrel was referring to with the Plan It comment. People looking for a major east-west artery should be using sixteenth, or, on a weekend, the one-ways through downtown. Memorial will, by necessity, remain a feeder artery to downtown, but beyond that, it's planned to become a community street in the same way that 4th street or Bowness Road are.
edit: actually, Elbow Drive from 26-34th is probably the best blueprint for what Memorial Drive will likely become.
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In which case, I'd suggest they have the cart before the horse. Frankly, however, neither 16th or downtown serves the purpose of moving east-west as simply as Memorial Drive. Until they start physically alterring Memorial to deter volume, they shouldn't be treating it like one of the examples you've provided.
That whole Calgary Parade thing...that's just a bad analogy. A 100 (or something) year-old tradition tied in to a ten-day event equivalent to a fabricated festival to justify lane closures?