“Look Both Ways” has been a movie about dealing with death. “Look Both Ways” has been the title of a book about relationships.  “Look Both Ways” has also been the name of an art show that integrated written and visual mediums.

And “Look Both Ways” is very familiar advice.  “Look both ways before you cross the street” is a lesson every kid learns before they ever hit the school ground.

It’s time for pedestrians, bicyclists and automobile travelers to look both ways on Civic Center Drive.  The thoroughfare now runs in two directions from Broad to Town.   The change is so new, it still inspires a little unfamiliar vertigo when traveling in the southbound lane.  And it’s so new, even developers have to remind themselves “Check both ways!”

This year’s amazing changes on Gay Street show us how two-way streets work as a lifeline to community development.  Now that Civic Center Drive has made the shift, and Front Street isn’t far behind, look for even MORE community-building in the coming month and years. 

Shopping, restaurants, residences and plenty of green space: you’ll want to look both ways to take it all in.

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