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Granville Mall

Granville Mall is a transit mall and pedestrian mall in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was designated in 1974, comprising the section of Granville Street between Hastings Street and Nelson Street. In 1988, the city re-opened one block between Nelson and Smithe Streets to general traffic, widening the section to four lanes. Granville Mall is served by the Granville Station of the SkyTrain subway, the busiest station in the SkyTrain system. The transit service on the mall is operated by TransLink.

Effective April 24, 2006, the mall between Robson Street and Hastings Street was closed to all traffic, including transit buses, to allow construction of the Canada Line subway and a new station. Buses have now been routed to Seymour Street (northbound), Howe Street (southbound, routes crossing Granville bridge), and Richards Street (southbound, routes contained downtown). The mall is expected to reopen in September 2009. Also related to this construction, for the first time since 1974, the 800, 600, and 500 blocks of Granville (between Smithe and Robson, and then again between Georgia and Pender) are open to all traffic, northbound, including on-street metered parking.

Before its closure, on weekdays, the Granville Mall was used by over 1,900 buses (90% electric trolleybuses) and 47,500+ transit riders. In the spring of 2006, Vancouver City Council, after studies and consultations, decided on a redesign, to be constructed after completion of the Canada Line subway under the street.

[edit] Entertainment District

In addition to transit, Granville Mall is also a popular entertainment and retail district. Scores of bars, dance clubs, restaurants, hotels, and shops with neon lights and urban gritty vibe are open until late into the night. The area was created by city zoning policies, concentrating club operations which had previously been scattered through the downtown peninsula, especially Yaletown.

[edit] External links

• City of Vancouver redesign website

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