Quote Originally Posted by Fury13 View Post
You are taking an idea that MIGHT work for a walkable, crowded city and trying to adapt it to Detroit. In most cities, there is not enough foot traffic on sidewalks to justify such a street closure -- NYC could be the exception because of its sheer size and density.
Actually, I just asked for a debate on the pros and cons. I haven't actually said whether I think this is a good idea for Woodward.

But I tried to make it as apples to apples of a comparison as possible. Woodward is the Detroit version of 42nd St., and if there were a light rail line on Woodward then there would at least be a way to shuttle large numbers of people down the road in the most unobstructed way for pedestrians. I think that makes it a little different from what Detroit and Chicago tried before.