^ To Dave's point, if we end up having the barriers remain in place then good God the City needs to do something about that hideous bunker in front of 201 Portage. I don't know how they ever allowed such a terrible access point to the concourse to be built in the first place... it's narrow, inaccessible, ugly with its stark concrete, dark, dangerous from a CPTED perspective, hot in the summer and inevitably piss-smelling.
I don't think you could do any worse in terms of image for the concourse. It's horrible, literally as bad as it gets.
For those unfamiliar with it, here's a pic which accompanied a recent news story about a woman who was harassed in that very entrance.
Safety concerns underground have women calling for Portage and Main to be reopened
Welcome to Winnipeg! Our Civic Motto: IDGAF
(At least in the winter you can't smell the piss as much)
source: downtownwinnipegbiz.com