LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Enforce street-closure rules

I was surprised by the reference to Sunday street closures as "bike-route street closures" (Driving on bike routes to be costly, May 6).

We bought a house on Scotia Street over 20 years ago, in part because it is a Sunday-closure street. When we first moved there, plenty of families and people of all ages would be out walking, cycling, Rollerblading and skateboarding every Sunday, enjoying the freedom of the entire width of the street without vehicles.

In the past decade, the numbers have dwindled because motorists ignore the barricades and scare families back onto sidewalks (or perhaps couches).

I sincerely hope this new approach is enforced, and that Scotia Street will come alive again each Sunday.

Beth McKechnie

Winnipeg

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