| |
|
| Planning for Quincy's redevelopment | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | UPDATES | |
 |
|||||||
|
UPDATES
DAY
3 STORIES
TOOLS NEEDED FOR SUCCESS:
|
|
Quincy downtown stroll: Pedestrian mall proposed
QUINCY - published 11-27-04 A plan under serious consideration by city officials would turn the traffic-choked stretch of Hancock Street separating city hall from the Church of the Presidents into a tree-lined pedestrian mall. Originally floated by the city's consultants as one of many ideas to rejuvenate Quincy Center, the proposal is "doable," Mayor William Phelan said.
"But we have to make sure we get it right," he said. Under preliminary designs, the traffic that currently circles one-way around and behind the church toward Washington Street would become two-way, and the three lanes of traffic in front would be eliminated. Traffic engineers have told the city that the new driving pattern wouldn't have a significant effect on how cars flow through the busy intersection. If the Quincy Center Concourse extension is completed as planned from the Parkingway to McGrath Highway, traffic through the heart of Quincy Center is expected to be reduced. There's no timetable for when the city might try to move forward with the pedestrian mall proposal, but it would not require a lot of construction or cash, Phelan said. Phelan is focusing on creating zoning rules and implementing a tax incentive program to pump life into downtown redevelopment. The first major project on the city's radar is the concourse, which would split Hancock Street at Mechanic Street and continue to McGrath Highway. Christopher Walker may be reached at .
|
|
||||
©
The Patriot Ledger ~ All rights reserved. | SPECIAL
REPORTS |
|
|
 |
