A Vision Vancouver town hall in the West End was mostly a friendly affair but not when it came to closing off a section of Robson Street for the one block by the Vancouver Art gallery.
A shouting match erupted over the issue with Mayor Gregor Robertson admitting it is an issue.
“It is a clear example of where you change something and actually the whole system doesn’t work for some people maybe it works better for others.”
NPA councilor George Affleck says summer closures can lead to a fun environment but right now nothing is going on in the space and keeping it closed doesn’t make much sense.
And Affleck says by keeping Robson shut down for the block it could be the city’s taxpayers could be on the hook for the costs of rerouting transit.
“If we looked at the costs of diverting the buses in and around to get through there, the trolley wires, all those things from a turning point of view it would be a god question to ask Translink those costs but I am guessing it is a significant cost for the city.”
However Affleck says don’t expect the street to open up anytime soon as Vision Vancouver seems to have its mind made up.
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