While Travelers Rest has many pros, Travelers Rest is often touted as being a great small town with a small-town vibe, but there is simply no way the downtown section of TR can have a small-town vibe with a busy, noisy, four-lane road going through the middle of it. Not to mention an obvious lack of trees planted all along the roadway. I am unsure why this is not super obvious to the town planners and the realtors touting Travelers Rest as some kind of idyllic small town. Makes no sense. Instead, be honest about it and fix the problem. It could be a great small-town community if the town did address this very obvious noise/traffic issue and made Travelers Rest more walkable and less vehicular friendly.
You made some good points. I’d point out that you have the swamp rabbit trail for the argument of being walkable. The down town itself certainly doesn’t have four lanes. Yes, a major portion of what is considered TR does have four lanes. It’s not so much idyllic to me, rather folks coming from multiple states deem what makes a “small town feel” to be Travelers Rest. With it having so much traffic, I can agree with your point.
Thank you for responding. Yes, TR does have the SRT and it is well-loved by all, and it is one of the things that has really brought a lot of attention to TR. I guess I am comparing the busy noisy atmosphere through TR with the more gentle and quieter atmosphere of the main street in Hendersonville where an effort has been made to slow traffic and encourage the use of alternate routes through town. Of course, if one is coming to TR from Manhattan then TR will appear rather sedate. @@upstatescliving
Very helpful. Thank you.
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Great info, thank you Josh!
You're very welcome Paula! Thank you for the kind words!
While Travelers Rest has many pros, Travelers Rest is often touted as being a great small town with a small-town vibe, but there is simply no way the downtown section of TR can have a small-town vibe with a busy, noisy, four-lane road going through the middle of it. Not to mention an obvious lack of trees planted all along the roadway. I am unsure why this is not super obvious to the town planners and the realtors touting Travelers Rest as some kind of idyllic small town. Makes no sense. Instead, be honest about it and fix the problem. It could be a great small-town community if the town did address this very obvious noise/traffic issue and made Travelers Rest more walkable and less vehicular friendly.
You made some good points. I’d point out that you have the swamp rabbit trail for the argument of being walkable. The down town itself certainly doesn’t have four lanes. Yes, a major portion of what is considered TR does have four lanes. It’s not so much idyllic to me, rather folks coming from multiple states deem what makes a “small town feel” to be Travelers Rest. With it having so much traffic, I can agree with your point.
Thank you for responding. Yes, TR does have the SRT and it is well-loved by all, and it is one of the things that has really brought a lot of attention to TR. I guess I am comparing the busy noisy atmosphere through TR with the more gentle and quieter atmosphere of the main street in Hendersonville where an effort has been made to slow traffic and encourage the use of alternate routes through town. Of course, if one is coming to TR from Manhattan then TR will appear rather sedate. @@upstatescliving
The gentleman reviewer…I think I’ve seen him before. Spinx perhaps 🤷🏼♀️
Ahh yes, Edward Cullen loves a good slushy!