Yes, I don't believe that the closure of Wellington without the transfer of responsibility for security will necessarily enhance security, unless we're talking about security...cycling or walking and getting about. However, as I mentioned earlier, any time you have more people gathered in any space, it's inherently safer for all sorts of reasons. It's safer in the evening for people out walking their dogs, for women getting back from work. It's safer from the risk of vehicular collisions, etc. Any time we enhance any street in our city.... It's been shown everywhere. If you put in a bike lane, everybody's safer—drivers, pedestrians, cyclists.
As far as Wellington Street goes, I think just having it animated is inherently safer. We would need to fully animate it. We would need to make it a really special place.