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Originally Posted by Drybrain
Indeed. I don't really get the negativity towards the streetscaping; I was down there a couple of days ago and it looked great. I agree the rough concrete of the planters could be a little more polished, but that's a minor quibble. The real problem is the lack of vegetation, and the poor/small state of the plantings. But that, of course, is not a problem with the actual hard infrastructure, and can easily be remedied. The rest of it was great. The street furniture was well-used when I was there, the wide sidewalks full, the cobbles and paving stones in great shape. It all looked pretty good to me.
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Sounds wonderful, like there's no more need to discuss the makeover any more. Concrete planters are fine, and they've been designed to double as benches for those who like to sit around and people watch. Presumably a vegetation plan will follow. It's great, people love it, the street is vibrant. That's good.
Next to see how the transit-only thing will work. I still think the best scenario is to make it full pedestrian, if you're going to go that way. Otherwise, open it to all traffic, as it wasn't really 'broken' before. Having buses zipping down a street does not improve the pedestrian experience, and in fact could prove to be more dangerous than when people are always expecting a car or truck to come along. However, it is just an "experiment", so hopefully there will be some data and observations to follow, resulting in a concrete (sorry) plan for the street.