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GM made sure to put an end to the reasonable and reliable street trolleys and street cars, my dad used talked about taking the Inter-urban out to Lake Lansing [Pine Lake].
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When I was a kid in the '60s we had more reliably cold winters, the city would flood ball fields in at least four different parks to create huge ice rinks. I believe they all had warming houses and were open at night. Our rink was in Quentin Park an…
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I noticed crews marking underground utilities along East Michigan Ave by Frandor before the snow the other day. I am hoping this is a sign that the paving of the street is going to begin soon. I would not expect that they would do this during the co…
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I read an artical about how the "skating rink" [ice patch] in Rutter Park does not get much use! As an ice skater I would feel kind of silly taking about three strokes to go from one side to the other on that tiny rink. I don't know why things like …
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Wow these pics take me back. I Remember these views very well. Note there is no greenery anywhere! another East Coast refinance for a pedestrian and vehicle use street is in Provincetown where the main street Commercial Street is a narrow one-way st…
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I was walking in Scott Woods/Hawk Island yesterday. The Scott Woods area is kind has kind of a hunted feeling in the winter with all the huge fallen trees across the landscape, and the very old and knurled standing trees that are easy to spot withou…
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Sounds encouraging! the hint about new housing in Old Town along with the New Vision development on Turner sounds interesting. One thing that caught my eye was the larger trees that are planned for Michigan Ave. I was sure they would plant skinny li…
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I was looking at google maps for a possible pedestrian way from the Motor Wheel area perhaps to the river trail along May Street or Monroe Street. Maybe a wide sidewalk along Saginaw Street with some sort of protection or separation pillars and a fo…
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The top floor of the MSUFCU building downtown is being prepared for occupation which I can see from my patio. I believe with the MSU Museum leasing also renting a floor that the building is fully leased out. Perhaps this is a good sign that business…
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thanks for posting the pics, I think the new MSU buildings are attractive contemporary and fit into the campus landscape. I have enjoyed watching their progress.
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The new "I-M" going up on Harrison is quite the impressive building, the exterior facades and glass works are going up and it looks like it will be a nice looking very modern and interesting building. It resembles the "1855" building on Kalamazoo in…
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I agree of course, it is better just not great. I wonder if when finished the new street will help getting all the vacant spaces and buildings fixed up and rented, between "M" Sparrow and Collins there so many poorly maintained houses and buildings.
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I know the project is not finished but the new Michigan Ave improvements are very basic. I love the new paved street but, there are no finishing touches on the sidewalks like brick work or even textured patterns in the cement. Right now, what really…
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thanks for your interesting post, I am hopeful that these ideas will come to be, and it is very nice to hear hopeful and positive thoughts about the future. What I am really worried about is what is going to happen to the price of Labatt Blue if tha…
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I don't really enjoy thinking about next year right now! but seeing the construction for this project begin in February would really be wonderful and perhaps a sign everything is going to be OK.
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Ann Arbor to Traverse City is not a very urban connector route it is true, but there are two large universities, and stops near larger [and poorer towns] along the way. A route up the west side of Michigan from Chicago to Petosky would attract a lot…
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I read an artical online LSJ which talked about new passenger train routes in Michigan. I remember this idea was brought up a while back, the route from Detroit to Traverse City seemed to be the one that has some chance of happening soon with other …
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The new Chevy dealership building going up on E. Michigan Ave. is a pretty nice-looking building and quite large. I could see a similar building as a new passenger terminal building out at the airport. [like that would ever happen] I would have like…
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I think with more people living downtown soon those few blocks will have one of the ingredients for an urban neighborhood village. S. Washington could have vehicle lanes, I know they would not really want to be totally pedestrian "mall". I don't kno…
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Yes, I know there are businesses that want the parking in front of their door, I think that the street is wide enough to have vehicle traffic, the alley in East Lansing is still a one-way street and although it is not very attractive it serves as a …