Yeah, an additional 400k for roads doesn't do much. Sounds like a top coat, not actual road replacement. One thing I've noticed driving in other states are periodic "experimental asphalt next 3 miles" to test different formulations and how they hold up in various climates. I can't recall ever seeing those in michigan. I would think with our somewhat unique winters something like that would be worth exploring. Anyone know anything about that?
I remember reading about the developer of the Red Cedar project who said the Mayor has big plans for the riverfront. The City Market area is the only riverfront property that is not a park or privately owned so there must be something up for that spot. It would be great if they could pull off a high-end hotel connected the proposed
Garche, I have written here before about the small Cape Cod town I lived in, where they replaced the main street's pavement with a permeable blacktop that allows rain and snowmelt to pass through the pavement, it does not freeze or gather on top or just under. Potholes do not form because the water is drained away into rocks and sand drain system under the blacktop. The stormwater also does not go into the street drains and sewer system. It has been in place since 2013 and still has no potholes or crumbling pavement. this a place that has even worse weather than Lansing [if you can believe that] where sand often fills the street as well and seems to have no effect on the pavement's draining. It is that one-time big investment and different thinking that we need here.
Seeing this projected growth in Lansing is truly a great thing. I'll be very interested in the 2020 census results to see what the real numbers actually are. @MichMatters I hope you're right and we are all pleasantly surprised by better than expected growth. Lansing has so much room to grow and improve, getting back to 130k would seem very realistic in the relatively near term.
I wonder if this project will mean they won't be building the proposed welcome center? I am hoping they do not put a surface parking lot on top of these new structures, and that no more trees will be cut down.
Now that this year is already nearly half over, I was wondering about a few projects that were said to be starting this year. The river trail repaving project, has it begun? I see the signs saying it is going to happen but I have not heard of any part of the trail that is being worked on. The old Y, I see the demolition start and stop, it seems to be stopped now. The new hotel on the REOTOWN sign lot, they cut down most of the trees, is something happening there? St. Joe and S. Washington and the Lake Trust Block are those areas still being developed? Perhaps there is no news about these project, I would just like to see some of them go from paper to reality and I am hoping maybe someone knows more than I do. [that would not be surprising!]
It would seem like the market for self storage units most be very strong. They are still working on that huge facility on Hosmer and now they are turning a hotel in to a U-haul and self storage business! Well in this case[on S. Penn.] something really is better than nothing.
Meanwhile over on Hosmer and Kalamazoo the new Art's is looking really great and may be opening soon.
I have noticed some of the river trail signs. I noted that several of them are the same ones that were up or have not been taken down for several years. I have not heard any news about it but it would be really great to have it repaved.
@MichMatters I haven't been up that way since I posted that picture of the progress, now that you reminded me I really am curious to see how it's shaping up.
As for the former superintendents house becoming a rehab center, I'm not 100% against it but I'm certainly not in favor of it. The only way I'd say they should allow it to be used as such is if it's been vacant for a little while and they've had a serious lack of interest from "better" tenants. There's plenty of places to put a rehab center or halfway house, I'd rather not see the city encourage them to take up space in areas that are struggling to make a comeback.
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Yeah, an additional 400k for roads doesn't do much. Sounds like a top coat, not actual road replacement. One thing I've noticed driving in other states are periodic "experimental asphalt next 3 miles" to test different formulations and how they hold up in various climates. I can't recall ever seeing those in michigan. I would think with our somewhat unique winters something like that would be worth exploring. Anyone know anything about that?
I remember reading about the developer of the Red Cedar project who said the Mayor has big plans for the riverfront. The City Market area is the only riverfront property that is not a park or privately owned so there must be something up for that spot. It would be great if they could pull off a high-end hotel connected the proposed
Garche, I have written here before about the small Cape Cod town I lived in, where they replaced the main street's pavement with a permeable blacktop that allows rain and snowmelt to pass through the pavement, it does not freeze or gather on top or just under. Potholes do not form because the water is drained away into rocks and sand drain system under the blacktop. The stormwater also does not go into the street drains and sewer system. It has been in place since 2013 and still has no potholes or crumbling pavement. this a place that has even worse weather than Lansing [if you can believe that] where sand often fills the street as well and seems to have no effect on the pavement's draining. It is that one-time big investment and different thinking that we need here.
Seeing this projected growth in Lansing is truly a great thing. I'll be very interested in the 2020 census results to see what the real numbers actually are. @MichMatters I hope you're right and we are all pleasantly surprised by better than expected growth. Lansing has so much room to grow and improve, getting back to 130k would seem very realistic in the relatively near term.
I wonder if this project will mean they won't be building the proposed welcome center? I am hoping they do not put a surface parking lot on top of these new structures, and that no more trees will be cut down.
Wow that is very cool. I really like the underground expansions as a way to preserve the character of the building but still let it expand.
Now that this year is already nearly half over, I was wondering about a few projects that were said to be starting this year. The river trail repaving project, has it begun? I see the signs saying it is going to happen but I have not heard of any part of the trail that is being worked on. The old Y, I see the demolition start and stop, it seems to be stopped now. The new hotel on the REOTOWN sign lot, they cut down most of the trees, is something happening there? St. Joe and S. Washington and the Lake Trust Block are those areas still being developed? Perhaps there is no news about these project, I would just like to see some of them go from paper to reality and I am hoping maybe someone knows more than I do. [that would not be surprising!]
It would seem like the market for self storage units most be very strong. They are still working on that huge facility on Hosmer and now they are turning a hotel in to a U-haul and self storage business! Well in this case[on S. Penn.] something really is better than nothing.
Meanwhile over on Hosmer and Kalamazoo the new Art's is looking really great and may be opening soon.
I have noticed some of the river trail signs. I noted that several of them are the same ones that were up or have not been taken down for several years. I have not heard any news about it but it would be really great to have it repaved.
@MichMatters I haven't been up that way since I posted that picture of the progress, now that you reminded me I really am curious to see how it's shaping up.
As for the former superintendents house becoming a rehab center, I'm not 100% against it but I'm certainly not in favor of it. The only way I'd say they should allow it to be used as such is if it's been vacant for a little while and they've had a serious lack of interest from "better" tenants. There's plenty of places to put a rehab center or halfway house, I'd rather not see the city encourage them to take up space in areas that are struggling to make a comeback.