Community Meeting Leads Mayor To Rethink Street Closing

The Coalition to Free Chestnut Street met with the Mayor of Philadelphia persuading him to reconsider closing Chestnut Street, a major transit street, in front of Independence Hall as a post-9/11 security measure.

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January 17, 2003, 1:00 PM PST

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

"Residents, business owners, and the tourism industry have been lobbying to reverse the city's decision (to close Chestnut Street). They contend that the closing has caused traffic headaches and loss of business and has made the area unsightly.After a one-hour meeting with members of a group opposed to closing Chestnut Street in front of Independence Hall, Mayor Street yesterday announced that he would reconsider the closing."

Thanks to Jody Holton

FULL STORY: Mayor to rethink Chestnut St. closing

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 in The Philadelphia Inquirer

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