It looks as if its too late for the Club District with all the condo towers being proposed and promptly approved (courtesy of the Great ClubDistrict-Eating-Monster-Vaughan) but I had in mind something that would bring this place under reigns and create some order:
- Designate Richmond St. into an entertainment strip from University to Spadina.
- Widen the sidewalk to allow for patios to pop up along the stretch.
- Repave the road with cobblestone or another traffic calming pavement and make it a pedestrian street on weekend nights, reopen every other time.
- Encourage clubs to relocate here from parallel streets like Adelaide.
These measures would contain the club district into a world renowned entertainment strip that would be easier to police. Making Richmond a pedestrian zone during those hours would prevent the current problem of (drunk) pedestrians constantly jaywalking and sidewalks overfilled with lineups forcing pedestrians onto the street. Peter street is already invariably shut down to control traffic. It's an unofficial pedestrian street after 1am on Fridays and Saturdays.
Nonetheless, Adam Vaughan has his mind made up about destroying the club district and he still has 3 years left on his term. He'll get what he's seeking and Toronto can say buh-bye to all these out of city/region tourist/entertainment dollars.