Notion of 'a walkway with no cars' is something to be kept firmly in mind.
Franky Gracious explains that it 'hasn't and won't be easy', but let me
recall my experience of being in Ottawa Canada (c. 1963) when there was set
up 'on trial basis' what may still be there as THE SPARKS STREET MALL.
Just around the corner from Ottawa's Parliament Buildings Complex was
'Sparks Street'---always congested with vehicular traffic, and with no
attraction for those coming down 'from Parliament Hill'; until someone came
up with the bright idea!
Hanging flower pots, a couple of dozen potted saplings; some benches and
umbrellas, made their appearance practically overnight; and within a week
people were sitting out, reading their newspapers and having Horton's
Cookies and Coffee. It was a favorite recreation of mine, after a day in the
classroom to head for the Sparks Street Mall.
I'd suggest that a 'JUNE ROAD MALL' it be 'tried out' for a month or
so---sometime soon before very long.
Of course there will be problems to be ironed out---but they might best be
handled on 'trial and error basis' rather than cleared away, on paper, in
advance---with result that the happy outcome never materializes.
With a bit of work on the 'overhead' a pedestrian mall might even be a mecca
for 'monsoon tourism'---just some clear plastic paneling to redirect
rainwater---which could possibly dovetail as a 'water recycling project'.
