She tells her novice drivers to head first to the rotary, a must-learn for people who live and learn in the capital city. Years before the rotaries were carved onto Augusta's landscape, when there was only one bridge bringing cars across the Kennebec River, people walked around the city. We walked to Cony. Now, the student parking lot overflows and the vehicles are lined up Cony Street. The neighborhoods are good for kids, older people, all ages.
People do help people.
It's the strength of this side. Bill Dunn, who lives on Longwood Avenue, has real concerns about maintaining the integrity of his neighborhood. He said there's already more noise from traffic, and a proposed Third Bridge across the Kennebec would add to that woe. Curry Caputo, who lives in Gardiner but works as operations manager at the east side arboretum, asked where development or expansion could take place. Dunn speculated that it might be appropriate on North Belfast Avenue, where there is a lot of open land and a gateway to the coast, or even far out Riverside Drive.