The most disappointing aspect about the 2018 plebiscite on reopening Portage and Main to pedestrian traffic was the extent to which suburban Winnipeggers — many of whom have only a casual connection to the iconic intersection — got to determine its fate. Sixty-five per cent of all those who participated in the plebiscite (in an election with historically low turnout), voted to keep pedestrians out of the intersection. Post-plebiscite analysis showed that the ‘no’ vote was overwhelmingly driven by voters in suburban areas; the closer one lived to downtown and Portage and Main, the stronger the support for reopening it. […]
Columnists, Local, Opinion
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