As a business owner of North Main Street, I am in favor of creating additional on-street public parking on North Main Street in front of businesses that have little to no on-site parking. This would help reduce the amount of "public" parking that is taking place in private lots, sometimes to the chagrin of the private lot owners (me included). Based on quick measurements of North Main Street, it seems quite possible to create about 17 parallel parking spaces without much, if any, adjustment to utilities. In addition to providing parking in front of the businesses, it would also narrow the street (which is wider than it needs to be) and this might be one step that helps calm traffic entering town.
It would also make sense, as David Saladino of RSG suggests, to reduce the size of the intersection at Main and Currier/Bridge by extending the sidewalk in front of the furniture store eliminating the right turn lane. This would slow cars which tend to whip around that corner and provide sidewalk for pedestrians who cross there.
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Perhaps a new Advance Transit bus shelter along with a bike rack could be installed adjacent to the Post Office Building, replacing the wood bulletin board?
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