david_shane
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Passed this now-finished DTN development in East Lansing earlier today, by the way, the "Beech Townhomes". Can't remember but I would therefore guess I was on Beech Street. Looks nice.
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All that can be said is - eeeeeeek: http://eastlansinginfo.org/content/city-planning-staff-mistake-delays-blight-demolition-could-jeopardize-park-district-plans "East Lansing’s City Planning staff failed to promptly take care of critically-import…
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"East Lansing City Council also approved Center City's brownfield plan and development agreement. Moving on to introducing an income tax." ~Alexander Alusheff, LSJ on Twitter
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I have used the bike lane on Saginaw! And it amuses me greatly that it ends with a "share the road" sign. Like I'm going to bike in traffic on Saginaw. Like anybody actually wants people biking in traffic on Saginaw. Often I turn as the bike lan…
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Hadn't heard that about Demmer. Got to tour their plant near Old Town once (a pretty rare thing, I think), saw lots of military Hummer parts and forward-operating-base shelters under construction. Neat work. Huge, very fast and rather frightening…
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I just don't believe that MichMatters - in fact, I sort of wish I could. Lansing takes in enough money to have someone pick up broken glass in Adado from time to time. If they really can't find the money for that, then they're allocating money poo…
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Totally with ya - I don't really believe the city lacks enough money for something that basic though, they either don't care, of the people who are supposed to pay attention to such stuff are not paying attention. I have tossed the idea before that…
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Um, how about this list: https://t.co/tDtvy5eoxt .
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That is interesting. Per this list: https://develop.metrolansing.com/discussions/discussion/2/general-lansing-development/p290 , only four of the "top 180" airports in America have a higher cost per passenger than Lansing - JFK, Newark, Northern Ma…
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Woot. Incidentally I was reading a post on an airline forum about just how much more Lansing charges the airlines, per passenger, than most airports - about $25 per passenger was the claim, though I can't verify that myself. The real shocker, th…
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LCC demolishing old water tower, I'm gue ssing because of new clock tower.
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EL's "fine tuning" a great example of the perfect being an enemy of the good - just let 'em build SOMETHING. Even if someone does come along and offer the "perfect" development, the city changes over time, ten years don't the road it might not feel…
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On an amusing note, I noticed that the Capital City Grille in the Radisson downtown transformed itself into "Grillers" - a hamburger and fry joint with much cheaper food. Presumably this is just for the duration of Shuto-Con - and it was very busy …
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Was told by someone connected to Envie that Troppo is closing in the summer.
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Just to add to your "the land is valuable for parking, even though it isn't urban-valuable" point - I work at LCC and do NOT drive there. The faculty contract guarantees all faculty a parking spot, and if you give it up the college will give you...…
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Say - are the rents for restaurant space downtown just too high? Was just thinking there are places on the Washington Square strip that I'm pretty sure have been vacant the entire 5.5 years I've worked at LCC. There's no need for that - there IS d…
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LEAP would like y'all's input: https://pennycontest2017.ourcommunity.org
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As part of my continuing crusade to get some more crosswalks on Michigan Avenue west of Harrison, I emailed the SkyVue development today to suggest THEY ask the city / MiDOT for some more crosswalks. Received the following reply: "Thank you for …
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I should mention too that, even on Christmas Eve, there was a decent amount of pedestrian traffic - and I don't mean people walking from their car to a shop, but wandering around, enjoy the parks which were all decorated. It was nice.
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Wanted to mention, I was recently in Cincinnati, OH, and was quite impressed by this development: http://www.liberty-center.com/directorymap . Think Eastwood in the sense that it was all designed by a single developer, but they did a stupendous job…