Thursday, February 14, 2013
Lanes of Crogan and Clayton Streets were closed as crews worked on the improvements in Downtown Lawrenceville, Ga.
The far right lane of Crogan Street was closed and a few parking spaces were blocked off Thursday morning. Construction crews worked on the installation of the new crosswalk from the parking garage downtown to shops on the other side of the road. One lane of Clayton Street just past Old City Hall was also shut down Thursday. In a Tweet to Lawrenceville Patch, Councilman P.K. Martin said they were working on the Heritage Trail. No word yet on how long the lanes will be closed.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The crosswalk connecting the parking garage to shops on Crogan Street in Lawrenceville, Ga. was on hold for several weeks.
Store owners along Crogan Street in Downtown Lawrenceville had expected the new crosswalk to have been completed by now. Originally, the crosswalk in front of the free parking garage was scheduled to be finished in time for holiday shopping. However, the project was stalled for several weeks with leaves covering the holes which had been dug in anticipation of the new traffic signal. Patch reached out to the City of Lawrenceville for more information regarding the delay, however we have not yet received an official response. In September, the City Council voted to buy a new pole for the crosswalk after learning the pole originally purchased did not match those for another project. The project appears to be back in motion now. Cement, poles …
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Sparkle
178 E Crogan St, Ste 200, Lawrenceville, GA
The new crosswalk will be in front of Sparkle.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
The crosswalk will help visitors safely cross from the parking garage and Visitors' Center to shops across the road in Downtown Lawrenceville.
At Monday evening's City Council meeting, council members voted to approve a low-bid to build a new crosswalk in downtown. It will go on Crogan Street near the free parking garage and the Visitors’ Center. Business owners and shoppers alike are thrilled by the news. “I didn’t think it would ever happen! This is wonderful!” said Lynn Hinds enthusiastically. Hinds is the owner of Magnolia’s on the Square. “I’ve had so many customers going ‘why do they not put a crosswalk from the garage?’ So this is going to be great news for my customers!” Hinds said several customers had complained about the dangers of trying to cross Crogan Street. For now, downtown shoppers who park in the free downtown garage and want to go to the shops directly across …
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Lawrenceville Visitors' Center
162 E Crogan St, Lawrenceville, GA
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The final public hearing for the GGC-Downtown Corridor and changes at the Lawrenceville Tourism and Trade Association were the big talkers at Monday evening's City Council Meeting.
Lawrenceville Patch was live blogging from the City Council meeting Monday evening. Below are posts from some of the meetings hot topics. Farmer's Market Moving (Note: In talking with Councilmember PK Martin after the meeting, it was clarified that this change will begin in two Saturdays. Martin said he hopes this will increase traffic to shops and restaurants on the Square.) GGC-Downtown Corridor Public Hearing Lawrenceville Patch: Cook has gone past his allotted 7 minutes to speak but council is letting him continue. Lawrenceville Tourism and Trade Association Agreement Lawrenceville Patch: Hope to have two interviews, positions filled by late July and in positions by early August.
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Vanzetta Evans
10:55 am on Friday, July 20, 2012
Yes, a stop sign would be cheaper, but every car would have to stop and that could cause more congestion downtown during the evening rush hour. This option means traffic can keep going if no one's in the crosswalk. more ›