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The LSJ ran a story yesterday about the various construction projects in East Lansing (they included Park District even though there is no current proposal). https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2018/04/05/4-developments-watch-downtown-…
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A great grocer to have would be the Whole Foods 365 concept that they opened in Brooklyn last year. It's a lower cost Whole Foods, https://www.365bywholefoods.com/ This is pretty major news, but I really wish that the grocery store would go on on…
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I feel so pessimistic about this situation with the quality of our roads. The raffle would just be another form of a tax (like the lottery). Sponsored roads just mean that the richer areas of the city have a better quality of life. This is what our …
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Those are all great news! The Dunckel turn is such a high speed and seemingly dangerous corner. I wouldn't want to bike on the street in that section so a sidewalk there will be a tremendous help for anyone who isn't feeling confident with the traff…
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Cost per ride for public transit is almost always at a loss, but the measurement doesn't include economic impact and the reduction of traffic through ride sharing. Most of those press releases are designed to reduce confidence in public transit.
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A quick glance through the first four pages of https://curbed.detroit.com doesn't show similar bright colors being used in Detroit developments. I am doubtful that they will stand the test of time but for apartments that's OK. I'd be more worried if…
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Unfortunately gondolas have limited capacity, poor frequency, limited stops, and high up-front costs. They are best suited for mountains or very steep hills. Grade-level and below grade transit is still much cheaper without all those negatives. I've…
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Lol, it seems many cities in Michigan are fighting for the distinction of worst roads
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Detroit is a long ways from actually expanding Woodward over the Fisher Freeway. It looks like another attempt by the Illitches to promise the moon so they can get more tax credits. There's still acres of surface parking (thanks to the Illitches) so…
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I'd actually argue a counter point. East Lansing's downtown is wide because it's main customer base comes from the full width of Michigan State's border with Grand River Ave. The "core" of activity in East Lansing comes from students crossing Grand …
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BTW - I don't think I've ever seen any pictures of main street before its demolition. Could someone post a few pics, esp. from the stretch between MLK and cedar/larch? I'd also be interested in learning more about the history of that area, and why t…
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Yeah I only saw Barnard through using Streetview. 3.6 acres is just so much land that I don't think it actually will be that tall. They just don't have to build tall when they can build outwards. I expect that the building will be built similar t…
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Wow! 3.6 acres in the middle of a city is a huge chunk of land! There is really a ton of potential here. I'm excited to see what gets proposed. I do think the brick house at the end of Barnard looks nice, and it would be cool if they could keep it a…
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Schuler's could take some space from Sears in Frandor. Sears generally isn't doing too well as a business, and a smaller footprint might help them. Gillespie owns the Sears building.
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Wow that ROW is really cool to see on the satellite view of Google Maps. I don't know how I didn't notice it/follow it before from the northern tier. Even in the cheapest sense we could build a non-motorized pathway along the ROW to extend the Lansi…
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I hope they can come up with something 7 stories or higher for the corner. I'd be OK with seeing 4 stories for the other buildings. East Lansing is growing taller now but doens't need to shoot for the stars. Quality in-fill is still needed first. Af…
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I wish they would keep the YMCA building and turn that in to apartments and then they can build this on the rest of the land. They could even use part of the YMCA building as a community center for the complex (offer indoor basketball courts and a d…
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I don't think Park District is totally dead. I think they're working on a new approach, maybe scaled down. If Red Cedar also were under construction you would see construction all along CATA Route 1
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I think they were also very happy that no TIF money is involved here. It makes them look good and doesn't directly cost the city any money.
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The site plan was approved for this project. The new building will house 347 apartments and 585 beds. Its site plan and special use permit were unanimously approved by the East Lansing City Council in a special meeting Tuesday evening. …