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all connect. The goal is to widen the driv-
ing surface to allow for dedicate bicycle
lanes, add green space, and have people
in the town (whether residents or passing
through) “stop and smell the roses,” says
McLean. While the goal to further devel-
op the small town feel of the main corri-
dor of Rothesay is not necessarily unique
to the location, the execution has been far
from ordinary, especially in terms of elic-
iting input from all the local businesses
established along that corridor
“What we’re doing in this case,” states
McLean, “is scheduling private meetings
with designers and stakeholders and sim-
ply asking them the question, ‘How do
you see this working?’”
A gutsy move from the town, but one
that has not only involved the community
that will be affected by these changes, but
in some cases, puts them in the driver’s
seat for how the process will be handled.
“We get a lot of feedback; some very
positive, obviously some criticism, but
some also giving great suggestions,” adds
McLean. “Some of the changes include
building channeling curb islands in the
middle turning lane, thus to not oppose
