I did not really want to get into this discussion since it seems to have stalled on the same arguments on both sides. I just figured that I would say what my thoughts were and why some people may have been upset. But then two people try to call me out with the same arguments through out the thread so what the heck....
Quote:
Originally Posted by zuluking
Except that they can close it when making an application, so why not. You don't live there so why do you care? Hardly anyone uses Memorial Drive on Sunday, so no big deal. And the point was to be disruptive to traffic for no apparent reason so as to draw attention to the inner-city environmentally-moral high ground the local denizens hold over the rest of the suburban, mouth breathing neanderthals (as prescribed by the chief granola-crunching alderman of this city on behalf of aforementioned higher spirits.)
|
You can close a road by filling out a piece of paper so why not??? I think that I will close down south bound deerfoot between 16th and memorial because it only takes filling out a paper.
Yes you are right I do not live there, but I care because I do drive through there sometimes, and yes even on Sundays. Just because someone does not live in an area does not mean they are not affected by something that happens in that area.
Hardly anyone uses Memorial on the weekends? It has been said that they average 850 cars an hour, with the festival running 10-4 that is 6 hours and that equals 5100 cars. This is also not including the time to setup and clean up. So say at an average of lets say two people per car that is over 10,000 people. Yep nobody at all. Sure it is less then 5:00 on a Tuesday but that is still quite a few people. Also if you add in the extra people that came to the festival that adds to it.
As for the whole mouth breather comments, I will just leave that alone.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigtime
Were you there on Sunday?
Because I sure saw more than a dozen people using the road, people playing street hockey, hopscotch and a bunch of other games on the pavement (all within about 30 minutes, not even the duration of the festival).
Or do you subscribe to the Ric McIver approach of just saying something without actually being there to witness it?
|
No I was not there on Sunday because I heard about it on here and checked out the site. After reading about it I realized that it was not worth my time so I stayed home and did yard work.
So for the 7 blocks that were closed off you saw a dozen people on the road, holy crap I take everything back, how did they move around?
I do not subscribe to the "Ric McIvor" junk, I read about it and saw pictures of the event including the line of traffic and people on the paths and road. Just because you were not there does not mean that you do not know anything about it. Do you believe things you see in the news? Were you there to say that they are true? If not how do you know they are right?
For the few people that live in the area and posted that they were not affected, good for you, you know more then one way through your neighborhood, good for you. What about the people that had no idea about this festival and just got stuck in traffic? Sure some may have a GPS and can find a faster way through the neighborhood, but what about the ones that don't?
And the people that say this was not planned by the city, as many people have said in this thread, there were many booths on different city divisions and such. When is the last festival you were at that had so many city booths. Sure there are a few booths at some festivals but not the level that was at this one.