Why don't they just pave the whole thing and get the pain over with! Then we could call it one of the longest and ugliest strips of concrete and black top in the country, complete with abandoned buildings full of junk that you can look at through the windows ,then put it on the tourist maps. It is a story today on LSJ.com.
Yeah, and one of the reasons they cite for moving is the decreased parking due to the substation. Why is the historical center moving to the mall? Is this a foreshadowing that the mall is the next "historic" site?
I guess the first nail in the coffin was really 496, as that cut off these properties from the rest of the neighborhood.
What's the difference between the City of Lansing's Committee on Development and Planning and the Planning Board? D&P has meeting agendas and minutes that date back some time and continue through February 2017, but the Planning Board doesn't list any agendas after November 2016.
It's my understanding that the Cooley-Haze house needs a lot of mechanical upgrades that the organization couldn't afford. Meridian Mall seems like an odd place, but with mall lease rates rapidly declining, it might increase their visibility. I too have a sneaky suspicion there are other factors going on. The people I know in the organization are actually excited to get the Women's Hall of Fame to an area where they will get more people involved and more visits. With the exception of special events, they get virtually no "walk-in" traffic.
Thanks for sharing that! Deadline is March 20th and the top 100 ideas each get a $25 gift card. Only downside is dealing with the PDF to submit your entry
I noticed a new house going up on Elm Street in REOtown! It looks like a larger version of the "tiny house" craze that you see on TV. I wonder if it is the land bank building the house. They built a new house over in my old neighborhood on Park Ave., and I was wondering if maybe they were doing the same here.
I don't think traffic lights hanging from wires is that uncommon. Besides, I don't really have a problem with lights hung on wires in areas where there are already overhead wires anyways. However, as I've said before, I do want to see utilities buried and part of that would be putting traffic lights on poles.
I have no idea what that street reconfiguration on Grand River would be, but it has me curious as well.
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Why don't they just pave the whole thing and get the pain over with! Then we could call it one of the longest and ugliest strips of concrete and black top in the country, complete with abandoned buildings full of junk that you can look at through the windows ,then put it on the tourist maps. It is a story today on LSJ.com.
I guess the first nail in the coffin was really 496, as that cut off these properties from the rest of the neighborhood.
What's the difference between the City of Lansing's Committee on Development and Planning and the Planning Board? D&P has meeting agendas and minutes that date back some time and continue through February 2017, but the Planning Board doesn't list any agendas after November 2016.
It's my understanding that the Cooley-Haze house needs a lot of mechanical upgrades that the organization couldn't afford. Meridian Mall seems like an odd place, but with mall lease rates rapidly declining, it might increase their visibility. I too have a sneaky suspicion there are other factors going on. The people I know in the organization are actually excited to get the Women's Hall of Fame to an area where they will get more people involved and more visits. With the exception of special events, they get virtually no "walk-in" traffic.
As always, just about any incremental step towards regionalism is a good thing.
BTW, I think a thread dedicated to regionalism news and discussion might be a good idea.
LEAP would like y'all's input: https://pennycontest2017.ourcommunity.org
Thanks for sharing that! Deadline is March 20th and the top 100 ideas each get a $25 gift card. Only downside is dealing with the PDF to submit your entry
I sent in my "ideas" I had to download it print, scan,then e-mail. I should have just taken it over next door!
I noticed a new house going up on Elm Street in REOtown! It looks like a larger version of the "tiny house" craze that you see on TV. I wonder if it is the land bank building the house. They built a new house over in my old neighborhood on Park Ave., and I was wondering if maybe they were doing the same here.
I don't think traffic lights hanging from wires is that uncommon. Besides, I don't really have a problem with lights hung on wires in areas where there are already overhead wires anyways. However, as I've said before, I do want to see utilities buried and part of that would be putting traffic lights on poles.
I have no idea what that street reconfiguration on Grand River would be, but it has me curious as well.