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Apparently EL is considering a City Hall move themselves: https://eastlansinginfo.news/city-hall-to-be-moved/
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I was saying that I want something similar to Campus Martius. I don't know how we can create something similar in Lansing without any cool public spaces created by the street layout as you find in Detroit, that's what spurred my thought about fully …
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I'm a little worried from the tone of the article that the city is just aiming for a cap over on the west side. While I get their point on feeling that there's some duty to reconnect that neighborhood off Olds/Malcolm X, it's not the most impactful …
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To have something like Campus Martius takes something special. You need a generally successful downtown, a vibrant specific neighborhood/shopping district with a suitable public space, multiple attractions/amenities in said public space, then you ne…
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Seeing a freeway cap between Grand & Washington would certainly be a boon for my neighborhood, I'd prefer to see a building over the freeway facing at least one side of Washington but it's hard to argue against park space. I think having another…
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The possibility of capping any portion of 496 is huge. Just seeing a fully thought out concept plan will be great, seeing even a block or two actually get capped would be beyond anything I expected to ever see happen here.
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@gbinlansing The ice rink at Washington Park persisted until the 2000's, they even added a second rink in one of those inflatable domes and built a bigger warming house. I'm still very sour that they haven't reopened it, it needs to happen. I…
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@MichMatters I've been thinking the idea of turning Washington Sq back into a mall since you've brought it up a couple times and I think I've come around to the idea, but it can't just be a basic mall. They have to make it special. And probably do i…
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The floating boardwalk is a really nice addition to Hawk Island, I bike through there as part of my regular route (in better weather) and had frequently detoured along there since it was opened. I've really got to make an effort to get to that tubin…
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Yeah, I can't deny the fact that if Hepler is jumping through these bureaucratic hoops then there is at least some reason for optimism. Good to hear about all the planning goings-on's, at least there's efforts being made to move things in a posit…
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I'm 100% against those changes to the ADU ordinance. Does this restrict the property to being owner-occupied in perpetuity? If an investor buys a property with a pre-existing adu do they have to leave it vacant? It's a dumb change that will not help…
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A second housing development in Old Town is really welcome news. I'm shocked its taken so long to see more new construction in Old Town. Regarding the fish ladder, it's becoming a "music park" thanks to Capitol Region Community Foundation. I thou…
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The "ground breaking" for environmental remediation is definitely amusing, but perhaps is also indicative of the significance of the clean up. I just hope it spurs something positive with the property. There was some concern on the council about …
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A City Pulse article on 2025 developments: https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/2025-development-is-the-main-course-with-plenty-of-sides,120883 Not much new information but it does mention that Hepler's Prudden Wheel project is under way and …
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I was out there taking pictures that day, just didn't get them uploaded to Flickr until now... Multicultural Center is more or less complete: A big hole in the ground for the new Plant and Environmental Science Building: The…
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Yeah, the Michigan Ave project leaves a lot to be desired. It's my understanding that all the bids came back over budget so they made some designs changes, including the poor decision to put the 'bike lane' on the sidewalk. It's better than it was b…
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Regardless of whether the state owns the lines, it'll cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build out and probably require significant subsidies in perpetuity. Not where I want to see resources going, just personally. As for a larger network, to m…
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I love the idea of more passenger rail but hate the Detroit/Ann Arbor/Traverse City proposal. It's a joke that the passenger rail line getting the most support is between the richest areas of the state and their playground up north, all while managi…
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Now it's a game of wait and see, As far as I can tell all signs at this point seem positive.
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Count me amongst those who doubt the potential success of pedestrianizing S Washington. The lack of density in today's downtown wouldn't give me a lot faith in any pedestrian mall working, S Washington in particular is so wide that I just don't see …