Quote Originally Posted by Dexlin View Post
These kind of malls are best done on narrow streets. There is really no good justification for closing off part of this highway to vehicular traffic.
Agree. I think a good model is what Grand Rapids has done with Monroe Center - just one lane of traffic, two lanes of parking, and ultra-wide sidewalks. The street is primarily for pedestrians, but not solely for pedestrians.

Woodward isn't the right street for that kind of conversion, though. I'd look at some of our one-way streets that don't really go anywhere - Park, Witherell, parts of Clifford, parts of John R, parts of Grand River, etc.