[jlousa]

The idea of the Granville strip is sound it's the programming of it that suffers.
Having all those clubs closed outside a few hours a week is terrible for street life and surrounding businesses. If the city pushed to have them open as cafes/bars/lounges/pop up shops/anything during the day it would help somewhat.
Actually fining establishments not just for overserving but having visibly intoxicated patrons inside would reduce the the drunks that spill out onto the streets at the end of the night.