Possible activations will also be explored between Smithe Street and West Pender Street, as this segment of Granville Street to the north is already without general traffic limited to buses and taxis.
To accommodate the promenade on Friday nights, Saturdays, and Sundays this summer, TransLink buses normally on Granville Street will be rerouted to Seymour and Howe streets.
The cluster of entertainment venues and businesses in the GED are likely to be amongst the last to fully reopen as the pandemic begins to wane.
“The idea here is really to provide a COVID response measure to support the businesses,” said independent councillor Sarah Kirby-Yung, who pushed the motion calling for a pilot project forward, during the council meeting.