Voices of Long Island: Downtowns
The intersection of Main Street and Fire Island Avenue has been an area of commerce for years, as pictured in 1978.
Long Island Voices: Downtowns
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Then & Now - Long Island downtowns
Downtowns: Then, now & tomorrow
Poll: Biggest issues for downtown development
Case studies: Long Island downtowns
Michael Kennedy, 48, of Smithtown, an accountant and lifelong Long Islander who visits downtown Sayville often. He believes Main Streets should limit traffic to two lanes and speed limits to 15 to 20 mph."True Main Streets should never be of a design so that they are considered by commuters as an alternate means to speed up their trip. All the programs in the world cannot correct the problems in...
