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🚨 MEMBER SURVEY 🚨 This summer, Downtown Van partnered with the @cityofvancouver.bsky.social to transform five blocks of Granville Street into a people-first corridor for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Granville Street Pedestrian Zone was extended through September 7.

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Was Vancouver’s Granville Street Pedestrian Zone extention until the end of summer a SUCCESS? I wasnt shy with my answers in this CBc Radio inteview I did this past week, especially around the way we talk about costs vs value. Give it a listen & share, its only 7 minutes. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

People and flower shops and Restaurant booths on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver as part of the pedestrian zone initially put in place during the World Cup and then extend subsequently extended by Vancouver City Council for seven weeks until the end of the summer. People sitting and enjoying free cartoons, and then later in the day live sports, on Granville StreetGames, chalk and hula hoops on Granville Street. Simple and inexpensive things to enliven the street often work very well.People walking and playing games like cornhole on the street. 
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The crowds showed up for the second-last week of the Granville Pedestrian Zone!😀

The Dutch Market BC was a major success, Granville Flea Market, & International Dog Day filled the zone.

Only ONE WEEK LEFT to experience the Granville Street Pedestrian Zone!

Learn more: www.dtvan.ca/gpz

@brenttoderian.bsky.socialReposted by @downtownvan.bsky.social

Given the unusual timing & challenges, Vancouver’s Granville Street pedestrian zone 7-Week extension since the World Cup ended is one of the most important street transformation pilots in North America. The public support for the street has been remarkable. This week/weekend is the last. Come see.

People walking along the pedestrian Granville Street in Downtown Vancouver this past weekend during the Dutch Street Market.All sorts of activities on Granville Street, including simple games like cornhole toss. Constantly in use. Simple things like games and chalk work very well, especially with kids and families, but also with adults!Area assigned for kids to play mini-soccer on the street.The ability of the street to attract kids and families was a specific goal for the extension, and a specific success that we’ve seen realized.
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That’s a wrap on Summer Movie Nights 🎬🤝 5 Weeks of great movies, family-friendly activities, and full crowds. Big thanks to our amazing sponsors: Amazon, Amex, Bentall Centre, Plug Vancouver, & Global BC 😀 🎥Bohdan Lee