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Musicians and artists who ply their trades on Royal Street are sounding an alarm. They say closing off Bourbon Street to cars will lead to the death of Royal Street’s vibrant arts culture.

According to the report, Bratton and his team suggest a permanent pedestrian plaza on Bourbon Street. Bratton's team suggestions making Canal Street to Dumaine Street pedestrian-only.

For months, a crew of consultants has been pondering how and when to close off Bourbon Street to cars and thus ward against deadly attacks like the one that roiled the famed party strip on Jan. 1.

Bourbon Street had also lengthened — first into the Faubourg Marigny, and after drainage of the backswamp in the early 1900s, all the way to the Lake Pontchartrain shore.