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Originally Posted by Coldrsx
How about a giant BBQ/beer gardens in Churchill Square for both events?!
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no thanks...
all of our urban design and vibrancy issues won't be solved - except for a minority group - with more locations to do nothing but drink.
anyone that knows me knows i have nothing against drinking so don't take me as a prude when i say this. it's just that the associated lack of other activities and the accompanying volume of canned and amplified music that comes with it makes too many of these things unattractive and uncomfortable spaces.
even family day in the square this year was no place to wander around, particularly with kids and we wonder why no one bothers to show up after a while. compare the atmosphere and the number of those in attendance on family day - including the length of time people and their kids hung around and enjoyed being downtown with the number of people in the same space during nuit blanche and you'll see what i mean.