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nice article. i was talking about with someone last night about how the point about the decade of tourism is well taken. beyond the fawning press coverage the city will get and the investors checking the city out, think of all those people who are just taking vacations, the folks who'll have a blast, leave america for the first time, find love, honeymoon, discover chinese food, whatever it may be during those two weeks. these are people who'll rave and return, maybe even consider moving to vancouver. in that context, the city's moves to control automobile traffic, loosen fun restrictions, get these party sites up, pedestrianize the main shopping streets, etc makes good sense beyond simple crowd management and maximizing tourism dollars.