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Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood is getting a lively pedestrian zone on Sundays every summer

For the third consecutive summer, a pedestrian zone will return to Water Street in downtown Vancouver’s historic Gastown district.While the inaugural activation in Summer 2024 created a weeks-long, vehicle-free pedestrian zone, it proved highly controversial among businesses, with many reporting significant financial losses during the extended period. In response to this feedback, the City of Vancouver adjusted its approach for Summer 2025, introducing a Sundays-only, vehicle-free pedestrian zone.This revised approach received highly positive feedback. City surveys showed 81 per cent support among business respondents who wanted to see the program return, along with 84 per cent support from the general…

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