[Gronk!]

Idea to turn 102 Avenue over to pedestrians has long pedigree

Making 102 Avenue a pedestrian corridor, which city council narrowly voted to do last week amid significant opposition, is not a new idea — city planners saw the potential at least as far back as 1988.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

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Anyone wanna watch some YouTube videos and report back? WWBD! What Would Barcelona Do? La Rambla

 

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Things like this...

 

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Things like this...

Oh yes please! Dozens or hundreds of these please! Reminds me of a merger of The Motorant meets a proper gentlemen's club...

 

[Gronk!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1547720226761912322

 

[The_Cat]

Beehive way!

 

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Beehive yo'self now.

 

[yeggator]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1547720226761912322

A bee-themed street name would certainly JAZZ it up, if you know what I mean

 

[CplKlinger]

Anne Stevenson, my Councilor, finally got back to me about my letter of support for the pilot. She basically just apologized for not responding sooner, and thanked me for the supportive email. However, she also dropped an interesting nugget: "I was just in touch with the project team yesterday and they anticipate the barriers coming down in the coming weeks and opportunities for programming the space to open up soon."

 

[Gronk!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1552437067439050752

 

[The_Cat]

I think having detours to 103 Avenue or Jasper Avenue could be helpful.

 

[Gronk!]

I think having detours to 103 Avenue or Jasper Avenue could be helpful.

That defeats the purpose of a pedestrian-only corridor, don't you think?

 

[The_Cat]

If it’s under construction, what can be done?

 

[Edmcowboy11]

102 as a whole will of course have construction of some sort for the next few years.

 

[IanO]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-09-09/why-america-fell-out-of-love-with-the-pedestrian-mall?utm_medium=social&utm_content=citylab&utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic