Copley Square pop-up plaza breathes new life into Back Bay

• As someone who doesn't drive much, I find the activity in the pop-up space refreshing, from people reading outside to salsa lessons, an NBA Finals watch party and Thursday's Donna Summer Disco Party, which celebrated the Grammy-winning Boston native.
• The city plans to reopen Dartmouth to cars after Friday.

Yes, but: Closing down the street long-term also means motorists coming from the South End will have to find another way to get to the Back Bay.

Denzel Amoah, a graduate student at the Rhode Island School of Design, is working with city officials and his professor's firm, Providence-based Goode Landscape Studio, on the pilot program.

• He told Axios some locals hate the idea of closing the street while others have told him they are "absolutely loving it and wanting to shut it down permanently."

The verdict: I'm on Team Shut It Down.

• It won't be easy for motorists, but expanding public spaces and using them for community events will make Boston more attractive to the people who live and work here.