NORTHAMPTON The state is canceling a controversial roundabout project on North King and Hatfield streets amid opposition over the project’s impact on an archaeological site where evidence of an ancient indigenous village was discovered.In an.
Visitors to downtown Northampton dropped dramatically due to COVID; New program seeks to help businesses bounce back MassLive.com 6 hrs ago Jackson Cote, masslive.com
Findings from an outside consultant group hired by the state to look at the challenges posed to businesses in downtown Northampton amid the coronavirus pandemic paint a bleak picture for the typically bustling area.
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Northampton’s primary business district wasn’t immune to the economic effects of the COVID-19 public health crisis, according to Karl Alexander, a project planner for Civic Space Collaborative. The pandemic caused a 50% decline in vehicle traffic and a 41% decrease in foot traffic in the Pioneer Valley city’s downtown.
Taking the pulse of Northampton’s downtown: Consultant’s survey highlights COVID impacts
Lit Dechanupong, and Chokchai Pongkan, of the family-owned Noodles Restaurant on Main Street in Northampton, set up for outdoor dining Tuesday afternoon. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Lit Dechanupong, of the family-owned Noodles Restaurant on Main Street in Northampton, sets up for outdoor dining Tuesday afternoon, April 27, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Lit Dechanupong, and Chokchai Pongkan, of the family-owned Noodles Restaurant on Main Street in Northampton, set up for outdoor dining Tuesday afternoon, April 27, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Mark Lattanzi eats lunch from Local Burger on Strong Avenue in Northampton. Starting on Memorial Day, Strong Avenue will be closed to traffic from Main Street to the parking lot next to Eastside Grill. The street will have a gazebo in the middle which will at times have musicians playing for dinners, and seating for Familiars Coffee and Tea, Eas
City eyes land for Greenway near swimming hole on Mill River in Leeds
Deb Jacobs, who lives on Grove Avenue, talks about the no parking signs by the Mill River Greenway. “I just don’t think it’s fair to create public resources and then make it so difficult to access them,” she said. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Jim Mias, who lives in the area and often rides and walks on the bike trail and along the Mill River, walks over the bridge where Beaver Brook and the Mill River converge. Northampton is in the process of purchasing nearby land north of the Orange Dam and south of the existing Greenway. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS