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Article: Group hears ideas for MacCorkle Avenue facelift
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- Charleston Gazette
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- September 25, 2009
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Less concrete, better sidewalks, slower traffic. That's part of
what a team of architects and designers envision for a safer and
prettier MacCorkle Avenue in Kanawha City.
After months of analysis, they unveiled their suggestions
Thursday night to members of the Kanawha City Community Association.
"This is going to be a long-haul project," Jeff Miller of the
state chapter of the American Institute of Architects told the
audience.
Last year, the AIA offered its services as part of its Livable
Communities program. In March, Miller and others heard from
community members on how they wanted to give the corridor a
facelift.
Working with that input, his group put its recommendations into
four ...