Druh Farrell and Memorial Drive

[llama64]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherGuy

Why is there so much anger?

To the people who are angry about this. Do you use this section of road when they plan to close it? Does this directly affect you?

Angry suburbanites complaining about not being able to drive their SUV's along the river and being forced to take the route down 6th ave.

Also, there isn't any hockey on and most people are bored right now

[Muta]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

That's not really the point - the point is that major roadways should only be shutdown for good reasons - not the whim of an alderman with no concrete plans for why she wants it done.

But it's not being shut down... just reduced to two lanes for a couple hours. And, for a festival that all Calgary residents can attend.

I'm sure people didn't like the Lilac Fest when it was initially suggested, but it's worked out just fine. Same with Salsa Fest.

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Muta

But it's not being shut down... just reduced to two lanes for a couple hours. And, for a festival that all Calgary residents can attend.

I'm sure people didn't like the Lilac Fest when it was initially suggested, but it's worked out just fine. Same with Salsa Fest.

Those festivals grew naturally - the Lilac fest was a small fraction of its current size. As it grew - so did the closure. It happened naturally based around an actual idea.

This was an alderman wanting to shut down a road (or dramatically reduce it to be picky) for no reason whatsoever.

That's the point - it's a willy nilly closure with nothing behind it. It's another example of how this city runs itself with very poor planning and thought.

[Ducay]

Whatever garbage was being held today that has glenmore reduced to one lane, is a piece of garbagy garbage. I was pretty much 30 mins late for an appointment because some loser in tight clothes wants to bike around? Seriously, did Druh plan this one as well?

And I hate bicyclers.

[Nufy]

Today was the Ironman....

[Bunk]

Originally Posted by Nufy

Today was the Ironman....

Yeah, but isn't that what pathways and parks are for? Can't they make do?

[Nufy]

The pathway doesn't go all the way to Ghost lake.....