You're discription of me being an out-of-towner is right, but it's strange to hear that label applied to me. I feel I know Lansing alittle better then some tourist who comes to see the capital building, or maybe visit the zoo. I admit there is a lot of the river I've not seen. I've only walked along it in the downtown area and a stretch near the edge of REO Town. I've only been to old town a few times when it was actually day out, but I've been meaning to walk around the area one of these days. I guess I know one sight to see there.
What's worse is I've lived in GR for almost two years and only saw the fish ladder here for the first time last month, and it's worse knowing that I can see my office building from the fish ladder.
The rivertrail is definately worth checking out more. It's a great walk not matter which part of it your talking about, but the leg that travels east from downtown, by Potter Park and to MSU is the nicest, you should check it out if you get a chance.
I ran that portion of the river trail today. It is actually much worse just north of there near where the red cedar and the grand meet. While I share in the frustration, I know the city workers have been working long and hard for over a week now.
I wish the city would act like they care about the river trail, especially since they tout it so much. I haven't walked the river trail in a couple years, I wish I could get myself to use it more often. It really is a great asset for Lansing.
You said they replaced some of the boardwalk? The shape of the boardwalks has always dissapointed me. Even the boardwalk next to the Lansing Center was getting pretty bad last time I saw it. Some have holes and loose boards among other problems.
When I used to live in the Lansing area (prior to mid-2006) I rode my bike on the River Trail route from Old Town to MSU regularly during the summer months. I found it to be in excellent condition and used by many bikers and pedestrians. They even had volunteers riding the route in a golf cart to assist people and monitor the trail. Lansing does (did) a great job with the existing Trail. I would really like to see them expanded the trail and work on creating secondary bike/pedestrian trails that provide a connection from area parks/neighborhoods to the River Trail. Also, the City does need to work on promoting the trail and events near the trail via a well developed website. Currently what can be found by searching on Google does little to show how much of a gem the River Trail is to the City and surrounding area.
River Trail Repair and Maintenance - $128,000: These funds provide for ongoing maintenance of the Lansing River Trail. Examples include both asphalt and boardwalk repairs, especially the boardwalk section downtown and at the General Motors plant. We will focus this year on boardwalk repairs at Trager Park.
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@ Jared, here is a better picture of this face. Hopefully you won't have any nightmares about it
What's worse is I've lived in GR for almost two years and only saw the fish ladder here for the first time last month, and it's worse knowing that I can see my office building from the fish ladder.
River Trail Repair and Maintenance - $128,000: These funds provide for ongoing maintenance of the Lansing River Trail. Examples include both asphalt and boardwalk repairs, especially the boardwalk section downtown and at the General Motors plant. We will focus this year on boardwalk repairs at Trager Park.