Open letter to the Mayor and City Council:
The news that the Natural Cafe downtown is closing its door s is no surprise. It's high time the City Council came to terms with the mess on downtown State Street.
Between the unsightliness of the various kinds of parklets taking up the roadway and the bicyclists and skateboarders that create a dangerous situation for pedestrians, something has got to be done to return State Street to the pleasant inviting place it used to be. People would like to be able to shop, stroll, cross the road safely, eat indoors, use the shuttle, and avoid confrontations with the homeless.