The Fifth Great City Games take place today. There's always a frisson of excitement that starts a couple of days beforehand when Deansgate is closed off to turn the road into an athletics track, slightly raised on a stage. Albert Square is also hosting part of the games. Urban street games with top athletes have a buzz that you simply can't capture in a stadium.
Below is the building and laying of the track - a major operation, I long for a Deansgate that is traffic-free all the time. It would make a lovely long space for people to play boules, drink coffee and socialise in general. If Manchester's aspirations to become a European city were real, then a few tree-lined attractive boulevards populated by people and birds, greenery and camaraderie are required...
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