Sarasota News Leader
September 13, 2013
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at that intersection. The intersection will be 'A DYNAMITE STREET'
closed to traffic until Sept. 25.
Bookstore1Sarasota, at 1359 Main St., fronts
Richard Winder, the city coordinator of capi- the new 8-foot wider sidewalk on lower Main.
tal improvement projects, estimates the entire
initiative is more than halfway complete; he While the project entailed removing some
expects all three segments to be finished in parking spaces to make the wider sidewalk
possible, Georgia Court, owner of the bookNovember.
store, thinks the expanded footpath is worth
Because the construction is happening in it.
such a bustling area with many businesses,
crews built a temporary sidewalk on lower "We didn't lose much [of the parking space],"
Main Street to provide access to shops and Court said. "I think it's a fabulous project."
restaurants, and the city has worked to keep
Court added that the bookstore plans to hold
merchants updated.
a poetry reading on the sidewalk this spring.
"We've been trying to go door-to-door to com- More space will be available for people to
gather and listen to the selections.
municate," Winder said.
Main Street work was under way on the south side in July. Photo by Norman Schimmel
