The above photos indicate sidewalk views here in Independence. The one on the left is of the 300 block of Delaware Street in the Truman National Historic Landmark District (across the street from the Truman Home where 20,000 tourist visit each year) and the one on the right is in the valley out east adjacent to, well, nothing. The sidewalk on Delaware has been part of the award-winning Midtown/Truman Road Corridor Neighborhood Revitalization program over the last 12 years that promised to improve infrastructure and make the area pedestrian friendly. The sidewalks in the Truman Neighborhood are important not only to neighbors and tourist but also to maintaining the story of this world leader who routinely took walks to provide himself a connection to and a perspective of his own community. As we look towards the East in the lush green valley of the Little Blue River (in the old floodplain), we should strive for sustainable development for a prosperous future of Independence. However, maintaining what we already have in the heart of our historic community (on higher ground) is even more critical to the future of Independence. If we’re going to “talk the talk” on neighborhood revitalization, tourism, and, sustainable development, then we need to “walk the walk.”Thursday, October 8, 2009
Walk the Walk
The above photos indicate sidewalk views here in Independence. The one on the left is of the 300 block of Delaware Street in the Truman National Historic Landmark District (across the street from the Truman Home where 20,000 tourist visit each year) and the one on the right is in the valley out east adjacent to, well, nothing. The sidewalk on Delaware has been part of the award-winning Midtown/Truman Road Corridor Neighborhood Revitalization program over the last 12 years that promised to improve infrastructure and make the area pedestrian friendly. The sidewalks in the Truman Neighborhood are important not only to neighbors and tourist but also to maintaining the story of this world leader who routinely took walks to provide himself a connection to and a perspective of his own community. As we look towards the East in the lush green valley of the Little Blue River (in the old floodplain), we should strive for sustainable development for a prosperous future of Independence. However, maintaining what we already have in the heart of our historic community (on higher ground) is even more critical to the future of Independence. If we’re going to “talk the talk” on neighborhood revitalization, tourism, and, sustainable development, then we need to “walk the walk.”
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That was a poor attempt to design a sidewalk by illiterate concrete workers. Must have been a Politician who demanded it be made out of Patio Pavers. Some Districts used to be above the Law with previous Politicians and guess who gets to fix it with our Tax Dollars today.
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