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BRATTLEBORO â A new downtown plan highlights the need to think about how public spaces are arranged and contribute to a communityâs wellbeing.
âAmong the buildings in downtown Brattleboro is a network of public spaces â streets, parking lots, alleys, sidewalks, paths, riverfronts, parks, plazas,â the plan starts out. âMore than 30 percent of downtown Brattleboro is public space. All kinds of people, at different times throughout the day, pass through those public spaces for many reasons. But good public spaces are characterized by the presence of people remaining when they have no pressing reason to stay.â