By Sandra Guy Business Reporter/sguy@suntimes.com September 6, 2011 2:10AM
"Seven blocks of State Street will be closed to traffic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 1 to make way for an “urban playground” featuring relay races, yoga classes and a temporary skate park — and organizers assure residents that no plans exist to return the famous thoroughfare to a pedestrian mall.
Instead, the “Open Streets on State Street” is fashioned after similar events in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and Bogota, Colombia, that encourage people to walk outside, visit local businesses and meet new people, said one of the event organizers."
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