Banff residents head to the polls on Monday to vote on the future of the mountain town's pedestrian zone.
WATCH ABOVE: Banff residents will head to the polls Monday to vote on the future of the mountain town's pedestrian zone. Michael King has the details ahead of the vote.Banff, Alta., residents head to the polls on Monday to vote on the future of the mountain town’s pedestrian zone.was implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to promote social distancing and has been in place every summer since.
While the traffic-free area has been popular with some, a petition was launched by residents earlier this year who are against the pedestrian zone. Some of their concerns include traffic being pushed from Banff Avenue into nearby neighbourhoods, the potential blockage of evacuation routes and business inequity.
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