[raisethehammer]

Gore is completely safe..I'm there in day or night and never feel the slightest bit worried.
I'm more worried walking down a deserted suburban street than I am downtown.
I think Mike has a point with the amount of people there for buses.
I'd like to see the north leg of King go 2-way with eastbound bus stops at the northern edge of Gore Park...the south leg of Gore can be for patios and shops...but to remove transit off King all-together would devestate the area.
It's the cars that have to go, not the pedestrians or transit.
Just came back from Gore actually (11pm, Friday night). Wonderful night...tons of people around.
Saw 2 sets of 2 cops riding by on bike....not once did I think "gee, I wish there was a cop here".
Perceived safety issues are pumped in the local media and as I've said elsewhere on these forums the sooner people stop watching TV and believing all the crap, the better off society would be.