Main Street as a “Third Place”.
The Good Great Place alludes to the idea that main street itself can be a “third place”. The stores, shops, bars, restaurants, parks, plazas and sidewalk benches can collectively serve as the place where people find an egalitarian neutral place for conversation, comfort and light-heartedness. Main street as a “third place” is an aspirational idea that can direct the design of parks, plazas, sidewalks and casual meeting places in public and private places and spaces.