New Gas Station Proposed for Downtown's Main Street

[vicupstate]

Very positive design and a HUGE improvement over the original.  Hopefully, it will force the Shell station to clean up it's act, at least somewhat.   

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

I'm not saying that it doesn't "look" very appealing, but I make the walk from the core to the mexican restaurant quite often.  It takes me right through the middle of the group that congregates on state / main, but really they haven't asked for anything in the year and a half I've been doing this.  After a few trips, we just nodded, said good morning and went on our way, no harm no foul.

And yes, I'm the same person who posted that I don't give shit to panhandlers, but these guys are hangin' out where they can and to date they haven't been any problems.

[Dog Walker]

Love the landscaping along the sidewalk.  Great touch.

Bahri is a fairly unusual name.  Is Carla Bahri related to the orthopedic surgeons George & Fahdi Bahri?

[copperfiend]

Looks good.

[acme54321]

Nice design.  I wish there was something similar in San Marco!  The BP on prudential is the only option and it seems to be closed whenever I need gas

[Captain Zissou]

I like the new design.  It's great that business owners are incorporating urban design elements into their properties.  It seems like a given, considering they are downtown, but look what First Baptist and the city properties have done to 'engage and activate the street' < a quote from Terry Lorince.

[Jaxson]

We have it backwards.  We seem to be concerned that a gas station/convenience store is going to attract too many vagrants and loiterers.  We cannot let this fear keep us from developing legitimate downtown businesses.  
Besides, I have seen suburban gas stations/convenience stores that attract vagrants and loiterers.

[duvaldude08]

I am very excited about this. Yes, it is just a gas station, but the design is something we need downtown. That on top of the new bus shelters and the improvements on Laura street, we are atleast on our way to LOOKING like a real downtown. Hopefully with the trio breaking ground, we'll be going in the right direction.. FINALLY

[904Scars]

I am very excited about this. Yes, it is just a gas station, but the design is something we need downtown. That on top of the new bus shelters and the improvements on Laura street, we are atleast on our way to LOOKING like a real downtown. Hopefully with the trio breaking ground, we'll be going in the right direction.. FINALLY

Agreed! I'm looking forward to seeing this pull through.

[flo]

how exciting.......

[CS Foltz]

We have it backwards.  We seem to be concerned that a gas station/convenience store is going to attract too many vagrants and loiterers.  We cannot let this fear keep us from developing legitimate downtown businesses.  
Besides, I have seen suburban gas stations/convenience stores that attract vagrants and loiterers.

Jaxson..............could you give me some clarification? I travel southside and Springfield on a pretty regular basis and have not seen any "Uban Outdoorsmen" at any convenience store other than the "Shell" at the bottom end of Main Street"! I am not saying that they are not out and about, but see them there on a regular basis.

[dlupercio]

We have it backwards.  We seem to be concerned that a gas station/convenience store is going to attract too many vagrants and loiterers.  We cannot let this fear keep us from developing legitimate downtown businesses.  
Besides, I have seen suburban gas stations/convenience stores that attract vagrants and loiterers.

I agree. I don't see/get why people are so afraid of homeless people.

[acme54321]

We have it backwards.  We seem to be concerned that a gas station/convenience store is going to attract too many vagrants and loiterers.  We cannot let this fear keep us from developing legitimate downtown businesses.  
Besides, I have seen suburban gas stations/convenience stores that attract vagrants and loiterers.

Jaxson..............could you give me some clarification? I travel southside and Springfield on a pretty regular basis and have not seen any "Uban Outdoorsmen" at any convenience store other than the "Shell" at the bottom end of Main Street"! I am not saying that they are not out and about, but see them there on a regular basis.

Ha.. I saw 3 or 4 of them at the store next to Uptown Market a few Sundays ago.  At least the cops were there arresting one and scaring the others off.

[copperfiend]

I agree. I don't see/get why people are so afraid of homeless people.

You honestly don't?

[KuroiKetsunoHana]

maybe it's contagious...