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King St. middle-finger approach seems like an odd way to deal with lost business
For people who say business is down because of streetcar traffic, the owners have chosen a really bizarre way to try to welcome riders in
Keenan, Edward http://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2018/01/18/king-st-middle-finger-approach-seems-like-an-odd-
Publisher: Toronto Star
Date Written: 18/01/2018
Year Published: 2018
Resource Type: Article
Toronto business owners protest Theatre District anti-congestion measures with a sculpture of a middle finger (obscene gesture).
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If you were riding on a streetcar on King St. W. through the Theatre District this week, you might have noticed a strange marketing gesture aimed at you. A giant ice sculpture on the patio of the Kit Kat restaurant, in the shape of a raised middle finger.
Why would this restaurant be flipping you the bird? A handwritten sign on the door of the restaurant cleared up any doubt about who the "profanity" was aimed at. "The King Street Pilot Project is hurting our business," it reads. And by mid-week, the fingers were multiplying as more of them appeared, flipping off potential customers along the route.
For people who say business is down because of streetcar traffic, I gotta say the owners have chosen a really bizarre way to try to welcome riders in.
Despite the TTC's reporting on the ridership and transit-travel success of the pilot project, recent headlines have been dominated by the complaints of business owners about sales declines they say correspond to the yearlong pilot's launch in mid-November. These business owners say the elimination of street parking and imposition of local-traffic-only car travel restrictions are responsible for the downturn.
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