Newton, the county seat, has a population of 8,300 and was designed as a pedestrian town with sidewalks along its streets.
The town's sidewalks were packed three and four deep with people who applauded as the cortege drove past, among them Americans, Australians and visitors from across Europe, including Germans.
[audience laughs] And he sent me the right draft, and there was a guy driving across town on sidewalks, serial killer sneaking in the back window.
The businesses along Main Street are spread out just enough that errand runners feel the need to drive from one to another — even though the town has sidewalks.
Other items on their way include a giant rocking horse, a pair of enormous softball bats, and interactive items that kids can get involved with along the town's sidewalks, which the local government recently renovated in anticipation of growing tourism.
If I lived in an isolated corner of town, my sidewalk might not beckon me so insistently each snowfall.
Even in winter, traffic jams of weekend pedestrians form on the towns' tight sidewalks, strolling past restored Victorian houses enjoying second lives as inns.
In urban areas designed for walking, markets, drugstores and perhaps even the office might be in walking distance, but in sprawling suburbs or towns without sidewalks, ditching the car might not be feasible for everyone.
To further fuel growth, the Mamaroneck Chamber of Commerce sponsors downtown events throughout the year, the most recent having been Harbor Fest on June 6, which drew 15,000 people, many of them from neighboring towns, to sidewalk booths lining the main street and to the waterfront, said Jennifer Graziano, the chamber president.
Either they can send out volunteers to paint the town white )walls, sidewalks, gutters, etc).
