Well gbd, 10 or 20 years ago I'd have agreed fully with you on GM. But now that they are making electric cars and the environmental movement has gained widespread acceptance, perhaps GM could improve its image (and sales...) by making a commitment to greening up its manufacturing facilities at the GR plant by eliminating unnecessary surface lots, thereby reducing runoff and pollution into the Grand River. Simply tearing them up and planting them would create a riparian buffer zone which would be aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sound. Very good PR in my opinion!
I like your hopeful ideas. They have "landscaped" a few areas that were once blacktop so they do have a sense of doing this sort of thing. The lots could be done it in such a way that if they needed the land again it could be easily redeveloped.
I have noticed new signage all around downtown, providing directions to the different districts of downtown. They are nice, clean and modern looking. Now they should take down the older signs that point the way to places like the Woman's History Museum and some really old ones for the fish ladder.
There is some nice new artwork on the wall of an LCC building at the corner of Grand and Shiawassee and the new clock tower now has a face and looks great.
The new mayor was on wilx news last night saying that getting the City Hall project underway will be one of his first priorities. He said it will be so exciting to have a first class hotel right across from the Capitol. Looks like he is"all in" on this idea.
Except that the signs say "Capital Complex" instead of "Capitol Complex". Maybe the official name really is the former, but if so it shouldn't be! Looks like a spelling mistake to me and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
I had not noticed that. Capitol does refer a building and Capital refers to a place as in Capital City. The Capitol Building is in the Capital City, so you are right it should be Capitol Complex because it is the Capitol Building's complex! This is how it is written on the older "Capitol Loop" signs. I bet there are a lot of people who never noticed this but the sign painter should have.
The "Y" development seems like it is going to happen this spring according to the LSJ.com. They are still showing the older "multi-capped" building design, which does not look like there is a large retail/commercial space on the ground floor, as was stated there would be in the article. This somehow leads me to hope a new improved design will be in the works.
The bookstore was about the only store I shopped at Eastwood. Now there is not much reason to go there for except the movies. It would be great if they relocated downtown, or Michigan Ave maybe.
Michigan Ave would be a great spot for Schulers, but is there an available building with a big enough footprint for them to set up shop? Perhaps if they took over most of the new commercial space at the Venue?
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Well gbd, 10 or 20 years ago I'd have agreed fully with you on GM. But now that they are making electric cars and the environmental movement has gained widespread acceptance, perhaps GM could improve its image (and sales...) by making a commitment to greening up its manufacturing facilities at the GR plant by eliminating unnecessary surface lots, thereby reducing runoff and pollution into the Grand River. Simply tearing them up and planting them would create a riparian buffer zone which would be aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sound. Very good PR in my opinion!
I like your hopeful ideas. They have "landscaped" a few areas that were once blacktop so they do have a sense of doing this sort of thing. The lots could be done it in such a way that if they needed the land again it could be easily redeveloped.
I have noticed new signage all around downtown, providing directions to the different districts of downtown. They are nice, clean and modern looking. Now they should take down the older signs that point the way to places like the Woman's History Museum and some really old ones for the fish ladder.
There is some nice new artwork on the wall of an LCC building at the corner of Grand and Shiawassee and the new clock tower now has a face and looks great.
The new mayor was on wilx news last night saying that getting the City Hall project underway will be one of his first priorities. He said it will be so exciting to have a first class hotel right across from the Capitol. Looks like he is"all in" on this idea.
Except that the signs say "Capital Complex" instead of "Capitol Complex". Maybe the official name really is the former, but if so it shouldn't be! Looks like a spelling mistake to me and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
I had not noticed that. Capitol does refer a building and Capital refers to a place as in Capital City. The Capitol Building is in the Capital City, so you are right it should be Capitol Complex because it is the Capitol Building's complex! This is how it is written on the older "Capitol Loop" signs. I bet there are a lot of people who never noticed this but the sign painter should have.
I wrote today, that was a good catch, I'm glad someone from Ann Arbor was not the one who points that out.
The "Y" development seems like it is going to happen this spring according to the LSJ.com. They are still showing the older "multi-capped" building design, which does not look like there is a large retail/commercial space on the ground floor, as was stated there would be in the article. This somehow leads me to hope a new improved design will be in the works.
The bookstore was about the only store I shopped at Eastwood. Now there is not much reason to go there for except the movies. It would be great if they relocated downtown, or Michigan Ave maybe.
Michigan Ave would be a great spot for Schulers, but is there an available building with a big enough footprint for them to set up shop? Perhaps if they took over most of the new commercial space at the Venue?