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Old Posted Jun 6, 2012, 6:54 PM
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Originally Posted by kovolev View Post
Thanks for the welcome, Ex. Hope all is well.

It's good to see Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick forcefully advocate for more density and less parking in collegetown. Nevertheless, if I were a betting man, I'd bet that this project doesn't happen...I just don't see it getting a varience for the parking requirement
It's going to boil down to the interests in Collegetown vs. interests in Bryant Park. There have been several neighborhood residents over the past few years, including some city officials, who have stated they want to keep as few students living in Collegetown as possible (usually followed by a demand for Cornell to build more dorms). On the other end, for a lot of folks, mostly students and some of the more urban-minded citizens, this project is the "holy grail", with a full-service grocery store, apartments without parking spaces, and a transit stop. The question still comes down to, how do you keep students from bringing their cars if this project is approved, and can you earn the faith of the zoning board of appeals?
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