One silver lining of the pandemic was that the city opened up some public space so we had more options for hanging out. While I’m not a fan of fine dining with a backed up lane of traffic idling a few feet away this was one patio I really enjoyed—for the last 3 years it was in an otherwise quiet and underused alley with plenty of room for service vehicles to still get by.
But …apparently because some patios in laneways got in the way they’ve just decided to cancel all of them this year? And I think they’re also charging way more in general? Sucks, this was exactly the kind of thing we need more of, not less. We’re already so isolated.
I agree. Especially when you compare it to cities like Montreal where they’ve been running a similar program with 0 issues (if not outright just making the street pedestrian only). It just makes the city feel more alive.