"Our number one concern is for pedestrians to be able to safely cross both ways," said Marshal Larry Talvy.

The marshal's office will have its next meeting with ADOT March 31 to discuss ways to make crossing Fremont Street safer. The proposal includes a ban on parking directly along Fremont Street because both cars and pedestrians have trouble seeing oncoming traffic, according to Talvy.

Talvy said the city is trying to direct tourists to the south side of Fremont Street and also toward less-travelled streets like Toughnut Street.

At the meeting, Talvy and ADOT will discuss measures to keep the status quo for businesses in Tombstone.

"How can we promote those businesses? How are we going to send people down there?" Talvy said. "Obviously we're going to try to help the businesses.

"In the long run, we want to promote businesses on both sides of Fremont," Talvy said. "We'll be working with businesses to talk about signs and placement of signs (along Fremont Street) to promote businesses on the north side."

Though the plan could possibly threaten the amount of foot traffic businesses north of Fremont Street might see, the area is mostly residential and the number of businesses compared to the rest of the city is minimal, according to Talvy.

Some business owners along the north side of Highway 80 do not feel threatened by the proposed plan.

"(The crosswalk) is not going to have any effect as far as tourists go because they're going to cross the street whether there's a crosswalk or not," said Jim Allen, owner of Wyatt Earp House and Gallery, located on the northeast corner of First and Fremont Streets.

"People come to Tombstone and they just want to see everything," Allen said.

"No matter where they're parking, they still want to go where they want to go."

Beverly McAlister, owner of Happy Jack's Tombstone Antiques on Fremont and Seventh streets, is in favor of a crosswalk, but does not believe one will affect her business in any way.

"I believe there should be a crosswalk," McAlister said.

"I'll go out there and paint one myself at night, but it's not going to affect my business at all."

Still, there are some businesses on the other side of the street that have suffered due to their location. Morgan's Pizza and the Lamplight Room are both closed, and for Tombstone Sandwich Shoppe, business is slow.

Maryann Welch, owner of the restaurant, said most of the clientele have been locals since the city passed the ordinance.

"Without having someone down there [on Allen Street,] we're dead," Welch said.