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Uptown Normal, IL

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Uptown Circle Featured in “Shared Space” Research

The Uptown Circle is the only American case study featured in a shared space street design study conducted by professor Norman Garrick and Benjamin Wargo at the University of Connecticut. Shared space strategies reduce typical ROW elements like signage, traffic lights, and the grade separation between sidewalk and roadbed to calm traffic. The results heighten communication between drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists by requiring motorists to pay attention to their surroundings and slow down.

The study finds that in the right conditions shared space also makes intersections more efficient for both pedestrians and motorists.

Read more at StreetsBlog USA.

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just waiting

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Thanks to everyone who came out and supported StuRecords, MBO, and City Mouth last night! We couldn’t have been happier with the turnout. 

If you missed the show, but would still like a CD, stay tuned to hear when they will be sold at Waiting Room Records in Uptown Normal!

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Normal Theater

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Shockwaves

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It's an Art Day

It's another Art Day here. I can hardly wait! I've been invited to show my artwork at a shop in uptown Normal next Wednesday, and I said, "Yes", even without a stack of completed art, ready and waiting to go on display, at a moments notice. (About a week's notice in this case.) Along with the "Yes", I admitted that the ideas have been stacking up, but I hadn't set aside the time and space to make the art. So, today is the day, and most likely tomorrow. I'm lookin' forward to it, with a sparkle in my eye and a ready grin. Hooray! It's An Art Day here!  ~ Janean

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