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Originally Posted by MountainView
This is exactly what I was thinking. One first hand experience I can think of that does this is Downtown Barrie. Many restaurant's have patio's in the summer and the City just extends the sidewalk into the road where a street parking space or two would normally be.
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Barrie,...!1s0x882aa3371ad7206d:0x1d2e0f00a84b535a
Only problem I can see is Ottawa not wanting to do this because of traffic problems it could cause on Elgin during peak rush hours. Elgin should be a main street and pedestrian friendly, not a commuter route out of downtown.
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Montreal does this exact same thing too (
http://goo.gl/maps/xEILC)! And I agree, Elgin should be a main street!