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Originally Posted by Pizza
4th street, 17th ave & 10th street in Kensington for the salsa festival made sense because there were plenty of small businesses along those streets that benefited from having a foot traffic only event that attracted Calgarians from all parts of the city.
Memorial drive? Could you even name any businesses along Memorial Drive that would benefit from foot traffic?
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You think that a festival only counts if it's commercialized? Bow river flow is a festival to me because it's creating a space for neighbors to gather and do their own thing. The lilac festival is also a festival, but of a different type where every inch of street has someone trying to sell you something.
It just doesn't seem like a big deal to me to close a road for a few hours of the weekend with plenty of notice. So long as people are using it for whatever kind of festival they want.