Children zipped along a carless Cambridge Street last Wednesday as families celebrated the first "play street" of the summer.
The Dalhousie Streets Coalition, a group of community organizations which advocates safe streets for pedestrians and cyclists, has been working since January to organize two short street parties this summer so children have a safe place to play in the green space-starved neighbourhood.
The first play street saw Cambridge Street closed from Gladstone Avenue to Christie Street between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The second play street will take place July 24 on Eccles Street, next to the Somerset West Community Health Centre.
Centretown News caught up with organizers Michelle Perry and Mary Young to learn more about the initiative.