[MassHistPres] Changing streets within a historic district/area due to increased traffic and growing towns

[Nancy Robbins]

Just curious as to how many towns and cities have ongoing issues with traffic tie ups through historic districts or with Main St traffic. Then have traffic  studies that propose to reroute the traffic, requiring many years of construction, houses and building removed , just to marginally improve the speed and traffic flow.?  Many of us move to such towns because of the small town dynamics. Do people think it’s ok, their right  just because it takes 10 more minutes during peak time to destroy historic or even non historic roadways. I wonder how Lexington reply’s to those that want to widen the Main St. so that traffic can move quicker?  I say take another route, change your commute time or move. It’s ok to let things be if there is no real need and its convenience at the cost of environment and history. Just wondering how other places deal with this scenario. TIA

Nancy Robbins Federici
Co-chair, Norton Center Historic District Commission 
C. (508) 958-5165

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