I feel like the City has really slacked off on planting trees over the years, maybe they're getting back into it again. Going down Cedar in particular there are tons of empty planters, I think that's the case on a lot of other streets also (though to their credit trees probably can't survive in a lot of those planters on Cedar St due to being surrounded by pavement). It's certainly good to see them planting though, I hope to see them filling in the gaps elsewhere.
The state owns the street thing seems like they[the city] are making a poor excuse, I drive through small towns where the state highway is also the main street. Does the state plant and maintain those trees and flowers? I think the state would allow the city to plant trees on Cedar if they wanted to do so. I have noticed that they cleared the weeds and vines out of the planted areas or the Cedar-496 interchange. It would be so cool if they lined Cedar Street with Cedar trees.
I'm glad to see Charlotte getting an economic infusion like that. It's such classic American town and has been getting more vibrant lately. I enjoy the contrast towns like that provide to Lansing's more city-like environment.
I am hoping they develop this area in a more urban, less suburban style. I am thinking of the area behind Eastern H.S. that was the last large in city space to be developed. While the houses look nice it really looks out of place in the middle of the city. I could see urban style row houses set around large green spaces.
Now that it is Oct. 31st I have been wondering about the Frandor, Ranney Park drain project, and the Red Cedar Renaissance project. Last spring they were talking about October as the time they would be braking ground. Has anyone heard about any progress or delays in these two important projects?
Yeah honestly I'm expecting more strip malls and possibly a suburban apartment complex or a big box retailer. Pretty sad to lose all that green space to what will probably become a parking lot (East Lansing just did this for Costco )
I like that Mich seems optimistic about this one too, and maybe once Virg is out of the picture things will go a lot more smoothly with our neighbors. He displays some of the same traits as this guy in D.C. who is in the news a lot insulting people.
I saw a brief report on the local new about Jackson Insurance planning to spend a million dollars on river front improvements from the Cherry Hill boat ramp to the fish ladder! I did not see anything reported today as of yet. Has anyone heard of this project, sounds exciting!
Wow! I go by this building on my back way to Michigan Ave all the time. I have to say it is an unexpected place to develop into housing. There are tiny pieces of the old neighborhood around this building but it is kind of isolated location. But hey if they build and it is nice people will find it. Are they planning to build another building at 1000 S Hosmer? The building that is there next to 496 has been under reconstruction for quite a while now, so I guess they are talking about a new warehouse?
It is good to hear they are going to do something with the building on Holmes, it is such an eyesore. I hope they pull up some of the black top, or at least repave the huge parking lots. The market for the self storage businesses must be good, there seems to be so many of them around town.
I have yet to hear about the Jackson National plans for downtown river front improvements. I just saw this "tune in at 11" short story saying they were having a meeting. I did not tune in at 11 so I missed it.
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I feel like the City has really slacked off on planting trees over the years, maybe they're getting back into it again. Going down Cedar in particular there are tons of empty planters, I think that's the case on a lot of other streets also (though to their credit trees probably can't survive in a lot of those planters on Cedar St due to being surrounded by pavement). It's certainly good to see them planting though, I hope to see them filling in the gaps elsewhere.
The state owns the street thing seems like they[the city] are making a poor excuse, I drive through small towns where the state highway is also the main street. Does the state plant and maintain those trees and flowers? I think the state would allow the city to plant trees on Cedar if they wanted to do so. I have noticed that they cleared the weeds and vines out of the planted areas or the Cedar-496 interchange. It would be so cool if they lined Cedar Street with Cedar trees.
I'm glad to see Charlotte getting an economic infusion like that. It's such classic American town and has been getting more vibrant lately. I enjoy the contrast towns like that provide to Lansing's more city-like environment.
I am hoping they develop this area in a more urban, less suburban style. I am thinking of the area behind Eastern H.S. that was the last large in city space to be developed. While the houses look nice it really looks out of place in the middle of the city. I could see urban style row houses set around large green spaces.
Now that it is Oct. 31st I have been wondering about the Frandor, Ranney Park drain project, and the Red Cedar Renaissance project. Last spring they were talking about October as the time they would be braking ground. Has anyone heard about any progress or delays in these two important projects?
It's Lansing Township, so I expect the worst.
Yeah honestly I'm expecting more strip malls and possibly a suburban apartment complex or a big box retailer. Pretty sad to lose all that green space to what will probably become a parking lot (East Lansing just did this for Costco
)
I like that Mich seems optimistic about this one too, and maybe once Virg is out of the picture things will go a lot more smoothly with our neighbors. He displays some of the same traits as this guy in D.C. who is in the news a lot insulting people.
I saw a brief report on the local new about Jackson Insurance planning to spend a million dollars on river front improvements from the Cherry Hill boat ramp to the fish ladder! I did not see anything reported today as of yet. Has anyone heard of this project, sounds exciting!
Wow! I go by this building on my back way to Michigan Ave all the time. I have to say it is an unexpected place to develop into housing. There are tiny pieces of the old neighborhood around this building but it is kind of isolated location. But hey if they build and it is nice people will find it. Are they planning to build another building at 1000 S Hosmer? The building that is there next to 496 has been under reconstruction for quite a while now, so I guess they are talking about a new warehouse?
It is good to hear they are going to do something with the building on Holmes, it is such an eyesore. I hope they pull up some of the black top, or at least repave the huge parking lots. The market for the self storage businesses must be good, there seems to be so many of them around town.
I have yet to hear about the Jackson National plans for downtown river front improvements. I just saw this "tune in at 11" short story saying they were having a meeting. I did not tune in at 11 so I missed it.