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Originally Posted by Jets4Life
I was indifferent to whether Portage and Main opened up, but once I read about the article about the women being scared or harassed, I now am in full support of P & M opening.
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Certain parts of downtown Winnipeg can be a menacing place for women after hours, but the concourse is especially problematic. I've heard more than a few women say that they do their best to avoid it at night. I don't know that it's really a major crime hotspot, but I can certainly appreciate why it would feel menacing to a woman walking alone... in the evening it's dark, almost always abandoned-feeling, with a lot of blind corners or obstructed lines of sight.
If the barriers end up staying, this is a problem that will have to be corrected. The street-level entrances in particular need to be improved.
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