The_Lansing_Magnate
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Speaking of corridors that need attention, Saginaw through the West Side needs to be rethought.That stretch of Saginaw really represents the next step in revitalizing Lansing. You've got Old Town on the North Side, REO Town on the South Side and Mic…
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Interesting. I'll be very surprised if all three of the big projects now under proposal go through (Park District, City Center and now this). I think with Park District having become such a quagmire, East Lansing is looking at any developer that'll …
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I don't know, it looks like the remodel of Unicorn Tavern is aimed at turning it into a hipster bar. Looks like Zoobie's Pt. 2. I'm neutral about the change, though I suppose a change of some sort was inevitable. I think the average clientele is goi…
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I could see that all being true. Have there been many housing developments built in East Lansing since 2010? Though there's room for development, the supply seems constrained right now. It's a seller's market. Contrast that with Lansing, where you c…
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You guys got it. I was talking about the zen garden at LCC and the one on MSU's campus. I've actually been to a lot of zen gardens in this country, and if you could magically combine the two in Greater Lansing and throw in a little more money, you c…
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I'll chime in and say that I wouldn't want to see a downtown Lansing art museum, only because I'd rather see the region do even bigger and better things with the Broad Art Museum, perhaps even building a companion museum of some sort. You've already…
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Blue Owl looks great and the coffee is good. Nice to see that strip slowly coming along!
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I'll be honest. When I first moved to Lansing I'd get really geeked about all of the projects "on the way." Now I don't really pay attention to any of this stuff until I see construction workers actually doing something. Because some of the projects…
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With Valley Court Park, I do see why residents want to keep the basketball court and volleyball courts (I believe those are there). And they'd complain if you put taller buildings closer the residential area, so it's all got to go on Grand River and…
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It's not the end of the world, to be sure. However, the way I look at it is that Greater Lansing only has so many historic urban commercial buildings, even if some of those buildings were quite standard in design. Meanwhile, think about how many …
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I hope this goes through still, just for the simple fact that we definitely don't need more properties in limbo along that stretch of Grand River. That said, I was a little sad about the location. If the other development at Abbot and Grand Rive…
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I think I should mention that if the Michigan/Grand River BRT plan had been up for a vote, I'd have voted yes. I'm for it. I'll agree that after seeing BRT fail in Detroit and Lansing, it's clear that the sales pitches need to be revamped. What I…
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I rode a public transportation double decker bus in Las Vegas that did more or less what gbdinlansing is outlining. It was a nice experience. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the Michigan/Grand River BRT was estimated to save 7-8 minutes of…
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Aside from shortening the trip by making it faster, the entire point of BRT and light rail is as a development tool along commercial corridors. BRT on Kalamazoo - which isn't wide enough a street to do it on, anyway - makes absolutely no sense. And,…
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Grand Rapids created a BRT line on Division for only around $40 million, so there are cheaper ways to do this. The dramatic reimagining of Michigan and Grand River avenues would have to be scrapped, I'd imagine. I know in Grand Rapids the rapid b…