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Maybe I shared that piece by Chris Arnade a while back where he commented that, in South Korea, even the drunks behave themselves. He gave an example of some drunk men walking 500 feet to use a public restroom, and leaving it immaculate when they we…
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https://www.wlns.com/lansing/capital-region-airport-reconstruction/ Tiny additional details there about the new sidewalk from the airport to Grand River Avenue. "The project also includes a new pedestrian walkway along the full length of Capit…
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There is this "gap" where people can engage in what is sometimes called anti-social behavior... behavior that makes people around them say "something isn't right about that guy", which also makes that guy scary because you don't know what he might d…
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Don't know. Asked Grok to try to find me a reason and it discovered a minor health citation at the shop at the end of last year, but for "your cleaning supplies are stored too close to your grill", which is an easy problem to fix. It's sort of th…
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Personal writing about traveling by train in the Midwest, possibly of interest: https://davidshane.substack.com/p/some-musings-on-travel-by-train Little bit of politics in there as well, but mainly chatting about traveling.
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OK, Google Reviews tell me it is more of "dignified wine store", less of "party store", and I should be less judgmental. (Their website was advertising that they sold kegs, so I thought, OK.)
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Asked the construction workers outside the former Jo-Ann Fabrics in Frandor what was going there next. "Total Wine". As someone who feels the area is already swimming in party and liqour stores, don't know if we need another, really BIG one. Bu…
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Photos.
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My wife works there actually (Niowave). Had all the big shots there for the groundbreaking (Whitmer, Schor). Appropriately nerdy workplace, the CEO has framed photos of Kirk and Spock (from Star Trek) in his office. It's an interesting story. Sta…
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Don't know if you're a Strong Towns fan, but especially back in their early days, they would publish pieces like "more roads in the countryside should be dirt". And they were basically arguments that, in terms of how many people you have to help pay…
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Observed some new construction in Patriarche Park today, new single-family apartment. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
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Dave Bondy posting this evening the new rates from DTE and Consumers for electricity during the summer - I didn't realize we were getting such a (relatively) good deal from LBWL! DTE: 24.13 cents/kWh peak, 18.44 cents/kWh off-peak Consumers: 24.…
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Yep, Eastwood Towne Center is just a standard strip mall with a fountain in the middle of it. Though it is basically the same, I do appreciate that Frandor has gotten what (to me) feels like some higher-end clients lately in the bookstore and Sha…
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I cannot say for certain, but I know the city received an offer to experiment with some automated cameras that would look for people illegally parked and automatically mail them a ticket. The deal is apparently that the city pays absolutely nothing …
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Very minor comment, but sign people removing the "PNC Bank" sign from Midtown Apartments today. The branch is gone from the PNC website as well, though I don't know when it actually closed. Always thought it a rather odd place for a tiny bank bra…
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Lo, I took some screenshots. Present streetscape. Proposal.
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Sounds crazy, but wonder if, on the trails, you could even do something automated like a "for electric bicycles and scooters, max speed 20 mph" sign, with a digital sign / radar speed setup indicating their speed. Can you get enough bounceback off a…
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I was surprised, taking my class with the East Lansing police, that every now and then they will stop a cyclist on the road for a violation like "not using a headlight at night", and if they discover that the bike isn't registered with the East Lans…
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Biked the Lansing River Trail all the way from East Lansing to Valhalla Park today. Was very pleased not to see a single thing that caused me any safety concerns along the whole route. Also passed several young women out jogging alone, which is also…
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Would love us to do something about the immense amount of flattened old gum on the sidewalks too. I guess we'll find out, but my understanding is that this problem is so sticky (ahem), powerwashing might not get it.