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Originally Posted by mcgrath618
Hot take: I like that. The walkable car-free corridor it will create on American is going to be really cool. I'm almost certain that the North 2nd Street revamp only runs from Spring Garden north anyways, right?
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We're talking about the one from the NL BID right? It technically extends to Noble St. (it includes a mural wall along the elevated highway side and new trees), but I get the feeling that this portion is meant to be absorbed into the Spring Garden Greenway project if that ever gets off of the ground.
I agree with the points that you and Summers are making, but if this truly is supposed to be a connection between NL & Old City then this stretch of 2nd does need to be activated. Its ridiculous, but the 2nd & Callowhill intersection is the most pedestrian friendly in this stretch (Callowhill doubles in size at 3rd and the highway off ramp leads to very dangerous behaivor by drivers).
I love the idea of the pedestrian only American section, but if the majority of users have to take a detour off of 2nd in order to use it I don't think it'll be as successful as we would like.