Uptown Ornament Walk and two-way streets: A shout-out to Stefanie.

Last Friday morning, I was at Southern Indiana Paint Supply (located on the corner of Market and Vincennes) for a meeting to discuss the forthcoming Uptown Ornament Walk & Christmas Open House on Saturday, December 14.

As for the event, it's going to be a family-friendly afternoon affair, and for the adults in the vicinity, I'll be concocting and conducting a holiday beer sampling (site TBD) in conjunction with a couple of other usual suspects and drinks entities who'll know soon enough that I need their help. 

Back to Friday morning, at the new paint and design store, sitting there chatting for an hour or so ... and here's the way Stefanie Griffith summarized it in an e-mail about the ornament walk, as sent to Uptown corridor merchants:

On another note I would like you each to think about a cause Roger Baylor is working on. It is to see all of New Albany one way streets go to two way streets. Have you seen the yellow sign with two arrows pointing different directions? That is the awareness he is creating, he also has statistics on why two way streets are a better benefit to neighborhoods and businesses. If you have any questions or would like a sign to hang in your window you can contact him. As we sat in the meeting today on Market Street we saw three cars attempt to turn down Market the wrong way, so it is time to put some serious thought into this.

That's right: Three in an hour.

It's a situation that Bob Caesar persists in thinking is quite safe and conducive to civic life, so long as New Albany's arterials continue to siphon jewelry buyers to his business's front door. Fortunately, many other business owners like the ones gathered Friday see a different side of this story, and are making their views known.

Note that in repeating Stefanie's comments, I'm in no mood for self-aggrandizement. Rather, I'd just like to thank her for being supportive of the two-way streets effort.

I really appreciate it!