Lymon89
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I personally haven't worked on a project that has done load bearing metal stud walls. The structural engineer I knew was mostly concerned about interior, load bearing metal stud walls since it's not such a common method. He was concerned that in t…
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As I've mentioned before, I work in the architecture and engineering field, and I can say that type of construction is not common, at least not in the Midwest. I recall a structural engineer going on about what an idiotic idea it is to use metal st…
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I'm mixed on this. When I worked downtown I loved the ease of getting in and out of downtown compared to cities of similar sizes. However, I agree that I think it will do more good than harm. It will make the streets more comfortable as a pedestr…
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@gbdlansing, you are right; it really did have a good run. I guess I was just trying to say I don't think it worked out quite as intended in the long run. I agree with the walk-able cities/districts being a trend. A city I always reference is C…
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I find that whole mall attempt really interesting, and at the time it really was seen as the new trend. I actually recall in my undergrad that had a landscape architecture component with urban planning, our professor showed an old documentary on th…
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I personally have found them a nuisance in other city's that have had them in a while. More so because cities do require them to use the street in the CBD which can cause a hold up in cities with narrower streets - not exactly an issue in Lansing. …
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That space looks like it could be the former Mediterran's which is now adjacent to the Strange Matter Coffee on Washington.
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I agree, it makes sense. Even just some basic, necessity type of retail is needed in this area and hopefully it works out. Downtown in general could use more retail but for some reason it just isn't happening. Things seem to be moving in the righ…
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Yeah, it is a shame this project has come to look like some other generic apartment project. We can only hope that maybe it turns out better in reality. It is good to see development in this area though since it's seemed somewhat stagnant with onl…
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When I looked at this site for a multi-use project years ago it just seemed to make the most sense to utilize the river as a focal point and gathering spot while connecting it to the river trail system. The site is large than it really appears in p…
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I was going to ask if anyone on here actually is ever able to make the meetings because you're absolutely right. If we want things to move in a positive direction we need to be heard as well. I hadn't thought about emailing our comments in order t…
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My guess would be that they meant Mt. Hope Hwy instead of Millett. Auto-Owners already owns a former BCBS building there and the surrounding land.
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I like both ideas; there are definitely many good potential locations for various reasons. I think in particular the BWL, which will soon be empty, is a nice option simply because of the additional space, parking and river trail access. The only d…
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During my time at Hobbs and Black I did a lot of work on this, more so a couple of years ago though. I'm glad you brought up those points about requirements @MichMatters. The first floor was only 1' above the 100 year flood line. The setbacks wer…
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I'll admit that I've never used CATA, but have always been a big supporter of it and public transit in general. However, a friend of mine relies on CATA, to the point that when looking for his house it wasn't just important that it be near a bus st…
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I can't get over all the nimbys in the surrounding communities here! I was glad to see it was back on...or never off...either way!
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Agreed. Seems there must be some truth and actually connects various stories I've heard and things I've read so I'll go with it.
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Fair point haha! I was trying to figure it out based on descriptions since I'd never heard the name. Wasn't thinking geographically! I forget that area is literally at the point of the river. Just ignore me with that comment haha. In that cas…
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I think the location could work for the City Market eventually. I agree that it does feel small. It was designed for a second floor mezzanine that could help but that was a future task if the demand was there...so I can't see them doing that anyti…
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I'm not super clear where we're referencing. Are we talking about the Cherry Hill neighborhood or the area east of REO Town? I mean both have a lot of sub-par housing but if it's Cherry Creek I feel like there is a chance to mix in higher density …