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SmartSherbet t1_j9gbidh wrote

Reply to comment by davidcronenbergscats in Maker to Main to close Main St. location, move to Canal District by MassInsider

What do you mean? Almost all of the public space in the area is devoted to the movement or storage of cars, and hardly any of it to anything else.

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davidcronenbergscats t1_j9ghdps wrote

>What do you mean?

That it's a fucking nightmare to drive down.

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SmartSherbet t1_j9godim wrote

Why do you think it is a nightmare to drive down? I'm genuinely curious.

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davidcronenbergscats t1_j9h3a3p wrote

My dude it's just a shitty street. It's poorly maintained, large sections of it get backed up by traffic constantly, there's a ton of places where it's incredibly narrow because the road isn't wide enough to accommodate on-street parking but it's the only parking option around...and that's just the like..the road itself.

When you factor in the street preachers yelling into their PA's, the constant construction, the people who just walk into the middle of the road and do the Worcester Shuffle (cross the road as slowly as possible, taking the longest route possible, ensuring you block the road for the longest amount of time), and let's not forget the worst part...all the other drivers. It's a shit street to drive on.

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SmartSherbet t1_j9hlb0c wrote

I agree with all of that, but it sounds like you're talking about the stretch through Main South, not the recently renovated downtown, which is what the original discussion was about, stemming from the Maker to Main proprietor's comments.

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bartnd t1_j9gfbje wrote

Does the street view look any different now than it does on Google maps (from Nov 2019)? That's what I remember Main St looking like and it's definitely not friendly for cars.

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guybehindawall t1_j9hawi3 wrote

I just took a look at what Google maps has and yeah, that was when all the major construction was happening. That's all finished now, it's completely different.

Personally I think Main St is a breeze to drive on. I honestly don't even know how they could make an urban street any easier to drive on. The lanes and lights are all updated and there's a ton of well marked parking, I dunno what anyone's complaining about.

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bartnd t1_j9hruss wrote

good to know thanks!

It's just an odd section of the street that for some reason I rarely travel. That area between Pleasant and Walnut seems to have been a travel dead zone for me over the past ~35 years (outside of Foster to Maple).

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