Published: 6/24/2021 9:39:21 PM
NORTHAMPTON Residents and business owners pushed for changes to the city’s chosen redesign for the downtown area at a public forum Thursday night, asking the design team to eliminate angled parking, improve handicapped accessibility and create a continuous canopy of trees along Main Street sidewalks.
More than 120 people attended the fifth public meeting and final one this year on the Picture Main Street project, held virtually on Zoom, and described concerns and ideas about the plan dubbed “Alternative 3.”
A major goal of the initiative is to reduce miles traveled by car and to increase other mobility options like walking and biking.
NORTHAMPTON A group of local residents, business owners and advocates are calling for changes to the city’s planned Main Street redesign, which they say needs to better accommodate pedestrians, bicyclists and businesses in an ecologically friendly.
Picture Main Street: Northampton city planners present redesign options to public
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A roughly a half-mile of Northampton s Main St. at the city center is slated for a large-scale redesign. (Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz s Office).
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Downtown Northampton, where walkers and bikers intermingle with cars and buses among restaurants, retail shops and bars, is on its way to a major update.
City planners presented four options to the public Wednesday night for a redesign of a half-mile of Northampton’s social and economic center. Under the title “Picture Main Street,” the project would modify the sidewalks, traffic flow and landscape of the city center.
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