{"id":1895,"date":"2008-04-16T10:41:09","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T15:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=1895"},"modified":"2008-04-16T10:41:09","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T15:41:09","slug":"vehicle-traffic-to-return-to-main-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/16\/vehicle-traffic-to-return-to-main-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle traffic to return to Main Street?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interesting article on the Memphis Business Journal’s site this morning about a possible CCC proposal to return vehicle traffic to Main Street<\/a>.\u00a0 The Main Street Mall has been a pedestrian mall from Exchange to Peabody Place since the 1970s.<\/p>\n

My first reaction was “No!\u00a0 Don’t mess with my street!”, since Main literally is my street – I live at 10 South Main.\u00a0 However, after thinking about it for a little while, I can actually see advantages to letting cars once again travel down Main – it would not only bring more vehicle traffic to the area, but more foot traffic as well.\u00a0 That would encourage new retail businesses to open up in the Downtown core, and I think it would also help curb the activities of the bums who frequent the area.<\/p>\n

My only concern if they do it is that they get it done quickly, and not take a year and destroy the sales of all the businesses on Main.\u00a0 Since the trolley tracks are on Main, that worries me a bit, since MATA would be involved and they somehow\u00a0manage to screw up every construction project they do.<\/p>\n

Check back later today for a cool links page, and information on THE place to be tomorrow night for Thursday night parties.\u00a0 My patio\/mojito plans got cancelled – my friend got a last-minute work appointment – so I’ll revert to my usual plan of Downtown Night at Itta Bena at 5:30.\u00a0 It’s a good time, come join.\u00a0 Complimentary appetizers, and 5 bucks for well drinks that are better than call drinks at most bars.\u00a0 After that I’ll move on to the Saucer and decide whether I want to buy their 4:20 glass for “buy the beer, keep the glass” night.\u00a0 I need another glass like I need a hole in the head, but it’s hard not to want a glass that has “shiznit” printed on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"