Thursday, December 30, 2010

Normal New Year: Out with the Old, In with the New!

Normal, 2011: what's OUT and what's IN

Out: complaining about the Traffic Circle
In:  complaining about the Multimodal Transportation Center (MTC)

Out: parking bump-outs
In:  bumper-to-bumper parallel parking

Out: Bank of Illinois
In: Heartland Bank

Out: corn crib as a storage unit
In: Corn Crib as a ball park

Out: mistakenly saying "Downtown Normal"
In: mistakenly saying "Twin Cities" (neither identical nor fraternal any more)

Out: complaining about the rough ride on Main St., just north of College Ave.
In: complaining about the rough ride on College Ave., just west of Towanda Ave.

Out: concern about pedestrian safety at crosswalks
In: concern about pedestrian safety at the MTC tracks crossing

Out: lengthy Town Council discussions about the appearance of signage
In: lengthy Town Council discussions about the appearance of buildings

Happy New Year!

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