I remember reading about a fountain "wall" with faces of local people spouting water, and other features like a floral clock. It will be very cool to see when [if] those features are installed.
At one point part of the plan was to build rain gardens in Frandor's parking lot, I'm not sure if that stayed part of the plan. I'm in the same boat of being very interested to see what all this looks like when it's done.
CATA has started their on campus service and East Lansing connecting routes again, and already have many more riders then I have seen since I moved here in May. With the students and employees of MSU back in town I'm sure the ridership numbers will grow.
Great to hear about those extra lanes there. Now if we could make 127 three lanes from 96 to Lake Lansing and do something better with the 496 interchange I'd be quite happy with our freeways.
I took a drive over the rebuilt Aurelius Road bridge the other day, it was so nice to see the new smooth pavement. I found that I was still looking for potholes as I crossed, wow it's about time, I am glad they got to it. Then I went down Forest Road to check out the new hospital and traffic roundabout. The hospital building is beautiful and impressive, it must be the largest building complex built in Lansing for some time. The rotary was nice too!
I'm sure this will help boost CATA's bottom line but I'm not sure loading the busses with high schoolers is going to encourage workers to commute on those routes. I guess given the dearth of office workers this will probably be a net positive.
The I-496 project has finished and although I have not been down that way myself the LSJ says the highway has reponed. I will have to check it out form my trip to Horrocks.
It didn't look close to finished yesterday. I'm shocked if the highway is open, Google Maps still shows it closed. I'll try to take it back from Mason this afternoon!
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I'm sure this will help boost CATA's bottom line but I'm not sure loading the busses with high schoolers is going to encourage workers to commute on those routes. I guess given the dearth of office workers this will probably be a net positive.