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Agreed, sucks to lose the involvement of one of the old timers here. We need more engagement, not less. I will say that leaving without saying anything and deleting one's account in a way that removes comments and threads is not terribly respectful …
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Good to hear that some progress is being made on the house over by Cooley Gardens, I pass by frequently but never pay much attention. I saw the porch get rebuilt then work seemed to stall. I forget who ended up buying it. That sound barrier reall…
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The problem is entirely political. I cannot stress how important simply being willing to discuss concerns openly and honestly is. Just speaking up is enough to change the atmosphere, and eventually effect meaningful change.
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I don't know what the answers are but if I had faith in our authorities enforcing rules for loitering, public drinking, littering, or even reliably keeping violent repeat offenders locked up... I'd feel a lot more comfortable with experimental effor…
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...So apparently the plan is now for a larger ramp that will extend to the corner, this will also serve as parking for the Prudden Apartments as efforts to tear down the InstyPrints building for a new ramp have been scrapped. That building will now …
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Regarding the homeless issue, I see it as being largely a problem with people who refuse help that's offered and refuse to play by the rules that rest of us do. I'm not for outright forcing people to get help, I am for making it hard on them when th…
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Well that settles that then. Now the question is will it be surface parking or not? I can't imagine the city being too amenable to a surface lot on that corner. Maybe an expanded/reoriented parking ramp to serve the tower?
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I largely agree with your letter, nice to see it get published somewhere. And you're welcome to keep beating that horse as far as I'm concerned. I live downtown, use the trail multiple times per week (weather-permitting) and am a board member for FL…
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I did read about the Sheetz, I know there's some big fans of the chain but I've never been to one. I do welcome Speedway competitors. More good news for EL: it appears the DDA's Evergreen property has sold. It doesn't look like there's a specific…
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Yeah, we've been frequenting the same forums for over 20 years now. Hopefully all is well, a little disappointing that he left without any explanation or warning. Also agree that he obviously has every right to delete his posts but also would lik…
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I'm late here but... I am a little disappointed in the dialed back design but I just want to see the damn thing built at this point. The fact the Macotta Club space sits empty without any visible work at all is concerning for both these projects. I …
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@Jared So Michmatters seems to have left and nuked all of the threads he started? I assume this was of his own accord? Any (easy) way to bring back the nuked threads?
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That part of Trowbridge seems unkind to businesses, the years of 496 and 127 construction have done no favors at all. Another news story on the potential redevelopment of the SBS site on Grand River, not much new but worth the read: https://51…
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I don't know whether to expect that building at Washtenaw & Grand to be demolished, it doesn't have to be to make room for the parking garage or anything but I also wouldn't be surprised. I don't want to see it replaced by a parking lot but I al…
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Otto is slowly becoming a sort of community center, it's been a couple years since I'd heard any updates but construction equipment could be a good sign. https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2022/03/21/advancement-corporation-community-…
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I've seen a definite turn for the worse on the trail in the past month or so. The Kalamazoo bridge is back to being a problem spot, more tents in open park area, trash, etc... That's also true along the eastern and Moores Park stretches of the trail…
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Some pictures from today... Grand Vista Place: City Hall ] Riverview 220 Tower on Grand Walter Neller site cleared with no signs of imminent new construction (surprising, I know) Houses cleared for Capitol Tower A s…
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I guess agree to disagree. I believe the ordinance does create a not-insignificant barrier to development, look no further than the City Center/The Abbot saga where they still have not complied with the requirement, or Landmark which did market rate…
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The YouTube video from my May 20th post ends with a pretty cool 3d visualization of the entire construction process, definitely worth checking out. It does show a basement in that animation. They had started tearing down the houses for Capitol …
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The owners of The Student Bookstore want to build a 14 floor 325 unit apartment building on the site of their building, they're asking the city to revise it's requirement for low and lower income housing. Apparently the city is at least being mildly…