So I found this proposal from the TCBA that would create a bicycle link between Downtown Lansing and Frandor. It wouls branch off the River Trail near Shiawassee and run north of Michigan on mostly residential streets until it reaches the west side of Frandor. I'm guessing that they chose to go that route and avoid Michigan Ave because of the BRT plans. I hope that they are able to link Frandor to the River Trail like that and then maybe have a short extension south to connect to the Trail again at Kalamazoo and Clippert to make a loop.
It sounds like TCBA has been pushing for the Saginaw extension and I think something on Oakland also. Curb-protected bike lanes would be awesome. I've seen them in other cities and they look great. Makes me jealous. They are still relatively new so maybe they'll start being adopted around here soon. I'd like to see the south side, downtown, Eastwood, East Lansing/MSU, and Haslett/Okemos/Meridian Twp all connected eventually.
I am talking about the big black glass and white marble building that they use for a billboard, it's the only one like that at the Grand River plant. On Townsend Street. When I lived here 35 years ago it was the administration building I do not know what they called in the mean time.
That's the bike route I usually take home to Groesbeck from downtown. It's a nice ride. Hopefully it would be a boost for the neighborhood between the Shiawassee bridge and Eastern HS. I think this area is ready for some new energy now that LBC and The Outfield are there. A bike lane would help connect to downtown and LCC. And, MichMatters, I also use Jerome because Michigan Ave is unsafe.
No big deal but it was you Mich that asked what building I was talking about and what do I mean by GM. It's the only building with a billboard and I just think it looks bad. I do also believe the company that owns it is called GM. I could be wrong.
MichMatters, could it have been that they were hoping to wait until BRT construction? I always figured it would be sort of killing two birds with one stone. Though the sooner it's fixed, the better and now that BRT is delayed, hopefully it's happens quick.
With the new apartment buildings going up in the vicinity, they're not exactly putting their best foot forward to potential residents.
BRT has been pushed back to some point after 2018, right? If that's the case then there's no way they can wait to repave it. I'd think the best thing to do would be large properly done patches over the worst parts of the road, like they did on Mt Hope. Then they can do the full repaving and streetscaping along with the BRT project. Michigan Ave is really important, it'd be unacceptable to leave it as bad as it is for two or three more years.
I've almost come to see it as just the scenery as it's been up for a very long time but has there been any news on the Flats at Prudden Wheel between Saginaw and Oakland? It says "Coming in 2016" (which I swear once said 2015 though I could be wrong), but I have yet to see any developments going on in the area.
Things seem to be looking up for 1600 block of Kalamazoo, the Allen St Farmers Market seems poised to continue expanding and improving while their presence also makes other business more willing to set up nearby. It seems like I remember other good news for this block, anyone remember hearing anything?
I'm really glad to see Kalamazoo getting some love as a commercial corridor in general. I expect Kalamazoo St will remain mostly residential, but I'd love to see the handful of commercial properties get small 2-3 floor mixed use buildings, it'd go a long ways towards helping out the surrounding neighborhoods.
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With the new apartment buildings going up in the vicinity, they're not exactly putting their best foot forward to potential residents.
I'm really glad to see Kalamazoo getting some love as a commercial corridor in general. I expect Kalamazoo St will remain mostly residential, but I'd love to see the handful of commercial properties get small 2-3 floor mixed use buildings, it'd go a long ways towards helping out the surrounding neighborhoods.