MENU

Sections

  • Home
  • About
    • The Chestertown Spy
    • Contact Us
    • Advertising & Underwriting
      • Advertising Terms & Conditions
    • Editors & Writers
    • Dedication & Acknowledgements
    • Code of Ethics
    • Chestertown Spy Terms of Service
    • Technical FAQ
    • Privacy
  • The Arts and Design
  • Local Life and Culture
  • Public Affairs
    • Ecosystem
    • Education
    • Health
  • Community Opinion
  • Donate to the Chestertown Spy
  • Free Subscription
  • Talbot Spy
  • Cambridge Spy

More

  • Support the Spy
  • About Spy Community Media
  • Advertising with the Spy
  • Subscribe
July 2, 2025

Chestertown Spy

Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown

  • Home
  • About
    • The Chestertown Spy
    • Contact Us
    • Advertising & Underwriting
      • Advertising Terms & Conditions
    • Editors & Writers
    • Dedication & Acknowledgements
    • Code of Ethics
    • Chestertown Spy Terms of Service
    • Technical FAQ
    • Privacy
  • The Arts and Design
  • Local Life and Culture
  • Public Affairs
    • Ecosystem
    • Education
    • Health
  • Community Opinion
  • Donate to the Chestertown Spy
  • Free Subscription
  • Talbot Spy
  • Cambridge Spy
2 News Homepage Archives News News Portal Highlights

Town Council: ESLC Presents Concept for More Pedestrian Space

November 18, 2020 by James Dissette

Share

During Monday night’s town council meeting, Owen Bailey, Town Projects Manager for Eastern Shore Land Conservancy presented a concept, “Open Streets,” for reimagining how town streets could become more pedestrian friendly.

Bailey says that the uptick in pedestrian deaths during the pandemic has spurred the ESLC into revisioning how town street spaces could be modified to accommodate safer foot traffic and offer more areas for people to be safely outside.

“It’s a long-range vision,” Bailey says. Citing examples of other towns, Bailey would like the Chestertown to consider implementing “Demos,” short-term trial runs of modified thoroughfares similar to the cordoning off the Saturday Market.

Mayor Cerino stated that such a plan has been entertained for years but that many of Chestertown’s streets and roads are State controlled. He also mentioned widening or adding sidewalks are prohibitively expensive. Bailey said that other States have worked out a relationship between communities and State Roads.

Bailey believes that initial modifications are relatively inexpensive. Cordoning off sections of town similar to the way outdoor dining spaces have been implemented are low-cost. Areas like Park Row were suggested as a possible location for short-term test-runs barring vehicular traffic. Ward 2 Councilman Tom Herz said that some of his constituents have enquired about a short-term closing off of lower High Street to the river.

This video offers a few points from Bailey’s presentation. The full presentation is on the Town website here.

This video is approximately six minutes in length.

 

 

 

The Spy Newspapers may periodically employ the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the clarity and accuracy of our content.

Filed Under: 2 News Homepage, Archives, News Portal Highlights

Wasted Time by J.E. Dean Spy COVID-19 Daily Update Nov. 18

Letters to Editor

  1. Elizabeth Alexander says

    November 21, 2020 at 4:03 PM

    It would be nice to have a permanent road closure on the part of High Street adjacent to Fountain park, like what is done for the farmer’s market. Cars could still egress and ingress on the two streets that border it–Cross Street and Spring Avenue and could connect via Park Row if needed.

Write a Letter to the Editor on this Article

We encourage readers to offer their point of view on this article by submitting the following form. Editing is sometimes necessary and is done at the discretion of the editorial staff.

Copyright © 2025

Affiliated News

  • The Cambridge Spy
  • The Talbot Spy

Sections

  • Arts
  • Culture
  • Ecosystem
  • Education
  • Health
  • Local Life and Culture
  • Spy Senior Nation

Spy Community Media

  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Contact Us
  • Advertising & Underwriting

Copyright © 2025 · Spy Community Media Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in