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Yeah, that's really the point. They need to have a more realistic and honest debate about how far to allow downtown to expand up and out. I'd agree that a 200' height limit for the core would be good idea and should prevent these sorts of adjustment…
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The planning commission makes a good point about revisiting the master plan as whole. EL needs to be thinking long term about where to encourage downtown's growth and which neighborhoods to allow denser residential buildings in. They need to be more…
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I'd also rather see the market tore down but I'd like to see the land sold to a developer through an RFP, preferably with some stipulation that a high-rise go there. The fact that the building is new doesn't really save it from demolition, especi…
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I thing they're drilling pilings right now, they definitely have a drill rig on site. They also have most of the site excavated, though it doesn't look all that deep, easily less than 10 feet I'd guess. I'm usually by in the evening so I don't see w…
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@Darklink I don't think the problem is as much with the road so much as the people driving on it, though I'm sure being a 4-5 lane one way street doesn't do much to help. @MichMatters I'm glad to see that Coleman Rd extension get started, it's mu…
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My idea for the Eckert Station is to turn it into a resort style hotel and indoor water park, I also think that using the smokestacks for attractions such as a swing, bungee or zipline would be a great thing to add. I imagine that a winter garden-st…
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I wonder how large the recycling facility will need to be, there's not a lot of places for something like that within or even near the city. Maybe the old GM land?
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I agree it's not a good spot for apartments but there's probably potential for some really cool spaces. If they do things right I would think they could get five people to live there without too much trouble.
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These streets being converted to two-way should help make retail along them more desirable. I'm hoping to see Lansing have a more spread out area of retail, restaurants, etc. I'm happy to see this finally happening, if Lansing ever gets to the point…
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I'm sure it's well built, but the low ceilings, large setbacks and poor position on the site make it hard to turn into something worthwhile. I would rather see something that faces the street more. There was a proposal to build some really nice t…
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I wouldn't be surprised if there's a lot of little patches that haven't been logged, especially in swampy areas. I would guess that most trees in very wet areas probably don't get as big or live as long as normal so you end up not getting the really…
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I'm really not unhappy with this design or color scheme given what they started with. The materials at least look decent, the light colored material looks like stone, the brown is brick while the black might be some of the cheap paneling. I have to …
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I'm not sure about EL's ordinance's, zoning codes or the specifics of the development agreement but I'll get behind the city forcing this issue. The redesign is ugly, significantly impacts the look of the development, and it would have almost certai…
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It will be nice to finally have some public access to the Bear Lake area. It's a fairly big natural area in the middle of the city, 161 acres according to MSU's site. It's definitely impressive how established forests have become in just 100 year…
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I misread the second paragraph of your previous post. I thought you said that the mayor was having a study done to see if it would cost more to upgrade city hall than to move it.
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I'm way late on this but I'm very glad to hear Andy Schor is at least considering a renovation of the current city hall. To me if they can do a proper renovation/restoration on the city hall building for even close to the same cost as new constructi…
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I have to say looking at it completed this building is impressive for the cost. This is a better looking design than either of the Gillespie's recent projects and way more timeless. I wouldn't be unhappy to see more buildings like this until develop…
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Sorry I'm late, but regarding the Grandview Plaza building... I think only a small portion of that building is a historic building. Going by my memory of others comments the old building was only a 3 floor building that was added on top of and aroun…
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Speaking of CATA, a friend of mine works for there and mentioned that in a meeting they were talking about redesigning the CATA logo and possibly advertising on bus shelters and/or the exterior of the buses. He said they were talking about those new…
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Those comments by Breitler are pretty laughable. I liked this one: “If I build, I build. If I don’t, I don’t,” Breitler declared. “It won’t be the end of the world for me, but it will likely be the end of the world for the city of Lansing..." I'l…