Kelowna's top cop says new initiatives instituted on the weekend to curtail the downtown bar flush had limited success.

Superintendent Bill McKinnon, says he had hoped the initiatives, including adding taxi stands along Abbott and Water streets, would have worked better, but says at the same time, "it wasn't a flop either."

"One of the things we did find is the patrons want visibility. When they come out of the bar, they want to be able to see a cab at the end of the street," says McKinnon.

"Where we have them set up at the end of Abbott and Water, that does not allow for visibility."

McKinnon says people appeared to be aware of the new taxi procedure, but adds cab drivers need to be better educated on the new procedure.

"A number of them didn't want to stand still so to speak. We tried to encourage them to go to the place where the two stands were erected, but they continued to choose to drive up Lawrence Avenue instead."

He says the new initiatives are still a work in progress.

"I never thought it would cure all our ills, but I think it will improve the situation. It's a matter of tweaking what we have and keep working with it."

McKinnon says a third taxi stand will be added on the west side of Leon to increase visibility to patrons exiting Gotcha's and The Level nightclubs.

He adds cabs alone won't solve the problem.

"We still face the number crunch of how many cabs does it take to disperse a crowd. The establishments hold up to 3,500 people. A large portion of those patrons do need a cab."

McKinnon says there is only a two-hour window in which to move people back and forth. A fare to Rutland for example could put a cab out of commission for up to 40 minutes.

"I still think we don't have enough cabs, but I don't know if we ever will."

He says the clubs also need to do a better job at letting patrons know where to go for the cabs that are available.

According to McKinnon, the clubs did not inform customers of the policy during the long weekend.

Meantime, he says some downtown clubs were cited by liquor inspectors for infractions over the long weekend.

He says infractions included serving underage customers and in one case, club workers were found to be intoxicated.