Here’s what jumped out at me when reading the Winston-Salem Journal’s report on the unveiling of plans for the city’s ‘creative corridor’:
“It is unique because how many cities have an opportunity to create a new face, an iconic image for itself that will last for generations to come?” said Mayor Allen Joines, who helped with the plan’s debut Thursday at BB&T Ballpark.
Hundreds of people turned out despite the cool weather and breezes, though many bolted for the warmth of their cars after the slideshow presentation on the big screen.
OK, anyone who’s lived in the Triad long enough knows that when you’re driving along Business I- 40 —which is butted right up against downtown Winston-Salem — you ain’t got time to look at nothing. It’s survival, pure and simple, so it seems to me they need to worry about getting the road work done to open the corridor up before they worry about beautifying it. Road work’s scheduled to begin in 2018 —-six long years away.
