It seems like you have published quite a few letters complaining that State Street is no good without cars. I don’t agree, and recent surveys show that 80 percent of locals like me favor the pedestrian promenade.
I like the current vibrancy of State Street, with people walking and biking and eating and enjoying the pleasures of our beautiful city. I’ve been waiting years for the commercial vacancies to begin to translate into workforce housing and will continue to hold that thought.
In the meantime, it seems that new locally based businesses are starting to fill those spaces. That’s exciting! It’s also cool that the downtown organization has been sponsoring fun activities like dance classes and other opportunities for community engagement.