Yonge St. pedestrian fair: can Toronto’s main drag stage a comeback?
from the Toronto Star:
Yonge St. pedestrian fair: can Torontos main drag stage a comeback?
Kate Allen
Staff Reporter
Friday marks the start of Celebrate Yonge, a month-long street festival that will widen pedestrian walkways from Queen to Gerrard Sts. and narrow car traffic to two lanes.
Dont be fooled by the fun-and-games moniker. Celebrate Yonge is a trial run for big change along the citys spine.
Planners, merchants and city councillors are looking for ways to transform the aging, grimy thoroughfare: they want Yonge St. to be worthy of its status as Torontos main drag.
Celebrate Yonge is an experiment to see how Yonge St. could better serve the city. One step at a time, Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam told the Star in May. .................(more)
The complete piece is at:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1241369--yonge-st-pedestrian-fair-can-toronto-s-main-drag-stage-a-comeback