Ordinance Promotes Pedestrian-Friendly Streets

Davidson, NC, requires two-story buildings "placed up to the street" so a new gas station will not have gas pumps in the front.

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June 7, 2002, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Davidson, a north Mecklenburg town known for its strict controls on commercial development, will soon have a two-story convenience store with no gasoline pumps in front...A two-story building helps provide a stronger sense of scale at the street edge and creates a much better pedestrian environment...A 50-acre tract across the street from the convenience store eventually will become a mixed-use development and likely will generate more pedestrian traffic to the store..."

Thanks to Dan Zack

FULL STORY: Gas station puts pumps in back

Tuesday, June 4, 2002 in The Charlotte Observer

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