[kwoldtimer]

I agree with you about Byward Market. The idea of at least partly closing William and Byward between George and Clarence appeals to me. I'd also take a hard look at York between Sussex and William and Clarence from Sussex to Dalhousie. There would still have to be some vehicular access for residents and deliveries, and maybe a couple of gaps for parking garage access but overall the creation of a pedestrian zone would seem a terrific thing. I will admit I don't know what that might do to car traffic (Dalhousie is already brutal much of the time), but it doesn't seem to raise insurmountable difficulties. I am not sure why it would have any negative effect on business in the area.