[Chad]

"Hamilton is looking at making Gore Park a 'car-free' zone for a couple of months in a pilot project.

It's a test of the pedestrian friendly plan that will see the south leg of King Street East between
James and Hughson closed to traffic through the summer months."

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Discussion: Do you think it's a good idea to close traffic off in Gore Park?

[BlakeM]

Terrible idea. It's already painful driving downtown in rush hour. No traffic past gore park would make it a nightmare.

[arathbon]

Originally Posted by BlakeM

Terrible idea. It's already painful driving downtown in rush hour. No traffic past gore park would make it a nightmare.

Actually the South leg is just parking. The traffic going through is on the North leg.

[Misspolitics]

Really bad idea. It won't get people to go downtown (even more so if this happens)

[RyanC]

Effect on traffic: Minimal (don't see many cars driving on that stretch of road); I frequently j-walk across that street..

Effect on parking: loss of about 20 spaces?

I don't really care to be honest, theres a few banks, random office buildings, and a few other businesses I don't care for over there... why not..