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Make Old Main a pedestrian mall

Old Main Street is being targeted for a major infrastructure project in conjunction with a planned renovation of the area between 11th and 13th streets west. City officials don’t have a start date and are bracing businesses for some major disruptions.
Old Main Street is being targeted for a major infrastructure project in conjunction with a planned renovation of the area between 11th and 13th streets west. City officials don’t have a start date and are bracing businesses for some major disruptions. ttompkins@bradenton.com Bradenton Herald file photo

Regarding the planned work on Old Main Street in downtown Bradenton: What a wonderful opportunity to create a pedestrian precinct, as has been done successfully in many cities around the world.

Old Main Street would be pedestrian-only most of the time. At certain designated hours, delivery vehicles would be allowed to use it. But there would be no on-street parking.

Come on, Bradenton. Catch up with the rest of the civilized world and have the guts to actually close a street to general traffic.

You say you want to “improve walkability?” This is how to do it.

Peter Ruscoe

Bradenton

This story was originally published December 14, 2016 at 4:19 PM with the headline "Make Old Main a pedestrian mall."

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