Shown here is a new commercial center in Cornelius on West Catawba Avenue.  The city’s ordinance requires that new commercial construction be built to the street—in this case, the future right-of-way of the road when it is widened. The sidewalk is separated from the roadway so pedestrians have a feeling of safety.  Each storefront has two “front doors”—one that is accessed from the sidewalk along the main road…