<p>I think I understand what you mean…</p>
<p>Franklin & Marshall, which is on its own land, seems more isolated…anyone walking on campus is there for one reason…F&M-related work or study. The same can be said of Gettysburg College (the two that seem linked in my mind with Dickinson), which is set on the side of the town but in such a manner that anyone strolling through the grounds would be presumed to have a G-burg affiliation.</p>
<p>Dickinson has a somewhat main street that separates one of the residential campuses from the main campus…West High Street. Its intersection with College Street is perhaps considered nearest the central point of campus…the HUB (the main dining hall, mailboxes, administrative center for campus activities, etc) and the Library are right there, so there is a lot of foot traffic at that location. This map might help:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.dickinson.edu/about/maps/parking.html[/url]”>http://www.dickinson.edu/about/maps/parking.html</a></p>
<p>West High comes into Carlisle from a Western residential area, so the traffic coming by is, even during rush hour, modest. Crossing the street at any time is not a major effort…two lanes each way.</p>
<p>People walking down these streets cannot be PRESUMED to be students. North and West of the campus are residential areas, and those people would, if they decided to walk into town, be coming through campus. The vast majority, though, would be college-related walkers. Also, when I was walking through the town of Carlisle, I sensed a high number of students on errands or shopping who also were walking around town. You would most certainly NOT see that at F&M, which is too far off from the downtown area. G-burg would be in the middle of that spectrum, as it is a bit further from campus byt an easy walk. So I would say that Dickinson has a nice juxtoposition with the town of Carlisle. There are some nice restaurants within easy walking distance, a couple of attractive pubs, also.</p>
<p>Hope that helps, IzzyJ.</p>