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CPCC goes smoke-free next year, wants city to extend ban to a section of Elizabeth Avenue.
Jump to full article: Charlotte (NC) Observer, 2009-10-22
Author: Steve Harrison
Intro: Jarred Postell, a smoker, says he thinks people should be allowed to smoke outside, so he doesn't support the idea of a ban on lighting up on a section of Elizabeth Avenue.
When N.C. restaurants and bars go smoke-free at the start of 2010, smokers might find another place they aren't welcome: part of Elizabeth Avenue and its sidewalks.
Central Piedmont Community College campuses are going tobacco-free next year, and the school asked the city of Charlotte to ban smoking on Elizabeth Avenue from Kings Drive to Charlottetown Avenue, where it bisects its central campus.
If the City Council approves the ban, Charlotte would be among the first cities in the country to ban smoking on a city sidewalk or street.
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