The Kensington Thread

[Bigtime]

This is latte land, we'd demand the fancy retractable bollards.

[timun]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

This is latte land, we'd demand the fancy retractable bollards.

This is Calgary; best we can do is swing gates. Maybe paint 'em green or something.

[Flames0910]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

100%, if there is any road that should fully pedestrianized that is it. Heck the patios for the restaurants along it have been allowed to get even larger over the last couple of years, why can't we just go all the way and fully close it?

If they made it like Bear Street in Banff that’d be amazing. Cars are allowed but pedestrians are prioritized.

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by timun

This is Calgary; best we can do is swing gates. Maybe paint 'em green or something.

Texas gates!

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Flames0910

If they made it like Bear Street in Banff that’d be amazing. Cars are allowed but pedestrians are prioritized.

Nah, shut it right down to cars. It's such a short distance there is no reason to keep it open for vehicle access (non-emergency).

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Nah, shut it right down to cars. It's such a short distance there is no reason to keep it open for vehicle access (non-emergency).

I think they need to keep it open as there is a underground parking garage for one of the building and an additional parking lot. I guess you could shut the road down to cars down to about side street, but then you would have to reconfigure some things so the people can enter from the other side to park.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Robbob

I think they need to keep it open as there is a underground parking garage for one of the building and an additional parking lot. I guess you could shut the road down to cars down to about side street, but then you would have to reconfigure some things so the people can enter from the other side to park.

Exactly, just keep that far west section open and make it a 2-way road there. This is low hanging fruit and we still get all Cargary on it.