Global News reached out to the City of Vancouver on their thoughts on the closing of the Subway restaurant.
“We know the last few years have been a real struggle for local businesses. COVID restrictions and changing work habits in the area definitely have had an impact on the number of people frequenting the busy construction area where the Subway outlet is located,” said Steve Brown, City of Vancouver’s manager of the Transit Integration and Projects branch.
Working with businesses to change parking regulations – providing more short-term parking for customers Installed Room to Load zones on side streets such as Yukon St, Granville St, and Cypress St to facilitate quick pick up/drop offs and deliveriesConnecting with technical staff at Province on a regular basis to inspect the Broadway corridor and ensure safe and accessible pedestrian access to businesses
Co-ordinating enforcement by parking management in loading zones to assist with business deliveries and short-term parkingBroadway subway line delay impacts businesses