What Needs to be Done to Make Main Street Safe?

, and Burden introduced his ideas during a Monday walking tour of the roadway.

Ideas included making Main Street two lanes, installing a raised median, putting in bike lanes, reducing the speed to 25 miles per hour, and installing roundabouts where Lawrence Avenue and Route 111 meet Main Street.

However, since publishing the story Tuesday morning a difference in opinion has come about, with those in favor of the ideas, those in favor of some but not all, and some not in favor of Burden's ideas.

Patch user Nick Metrowsky commented in favor of the changes.

"Finally, a vision that could actually work. If all these features are put in place, then "pass through" traffic will take Veteran's Highway and Route 347; as what New York State originally intended. Smithtown will become a walkable destination," he said.

However user Southampton3 disagreed, writing "I really think a lot of this is overkill. I hope the DOT simply takes a look at the road and makes some needed common sense changes to make it safer."

What do you think needs to be done to make Main Street safer and a destination versus a pass-through?

Let us know in the comments.