of North Carolina. But the word balladeer doubles as a word that means storytelling. And of course, that’s what made the Andy Griffith Show so compelling, is that they saw the story in the normal common way of living.” On the corner of Franklin and Willow, one block from the city’s historic Main Street, streetscape improvements will also be implemented. Lewis recounts, “We will be burying some power lines, improving sidewalks and accessibility, and updating our largest public parking area, which is adjacent to the convention center. We envision this being the thoroughfare to historic Main Street for our tourists and for the individuals that are going to be here visiting.” Mayor Cawley adds, “We’re probably going to make it a one-way street. So that we don’t have gridlock coming up to Main Street when the convention center releases the 150 to 200 cars that might be in there.” There will also be efforts to widen sidewalks on Franklin Street, to enhance the walkability of the downtown.“We are looking at making that area a lot 5 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 08 MOUNT AIRY, NC
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