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Old Posted Jan 28, 2007, 8:03 AM
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That school of business is badass... That is a beautiful style of architecture and I believe we will see more of that in the future. It's tomorrows architecture today!
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I think the athletic center has been aproved with groundbreacking in the fall and is exepected to open in 2009
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Is it phase 2 or 3 of Cayuga Green that has the 5 screen theater attached to it?
BTW, if you want to donate toward 7th Art's portion of that ($200,000) here is the link:

http://www.cinemapolis.com/capitalcampaign.asp

Another thing that is coming up is the building of the future phases of the Cayuga Waterfront Trail that will eventually connect Cass Park to Stewart Park and into the trail system around Ithaca.
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Okay then, I'll update and revise accordingly. The Ithaca thread will be one of the few that will not have its rundown on the first page, intrestingly enough (because Ithaca is so "special and different").
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Is it phase 2 or 3 of Cayuga Green that has the 5 screen theater attached to it?
BTW, if you want to donate toward 7th Art's portion of that ($200,000) here is the link:

http://www.cinemapolis.com/capitalcampaign.asp

Another thing that is coming up is the building of the future phases of the Cayuga Waterfront Trail that will eventually connect Cass Park to Stewart Park and into the trail system around Ithaca.

It's phase 2 whit, but it also depends on the parking garage renovation on Green because the new theatres are going on the grond level under the garage.

Good call on the trail (but there is a hold up until the private property is aquired by the city - can you say imminent domain).


@ Vis, you know it woouldn't be on the first page, Ithacans are always contrary.

Another project is the new section planned for EcoVillage.
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Sad news from the Ithaca Metro area. Two soldiers from the region killed in Iraq:

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...701300327/1002

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...701300325/1002


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If you really wanted to be technical, the Tractor Supply Co store on Elmira Rd that is under construction would be on there, but that would be overkill.
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Let's also not forget the new Namgyal Monestary (Buddist) project for the Danby road area:

http://www.namgyal.org/

Check out the capital campaign section
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Another completed to add to the development list.

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...WS01/701310320

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Well, Seneca Lake Hall was a pleasant surprise...any other projects underway at TC3?

EDIT: woohoo, found one! New athletic center at TC3, U/C!

And whit, you're right, I could add that Tractor Supply Store, and the two other commerical structures being built nearby. But, I'm lazy . How many other American cities can boast their own monastery?

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^ Not many. (And the Dahli Lama visits too)

I was going to mention the new athletic facilities at TC3.

btw, here's a look at some possible good stuff for downtown and C-town:

http://www.cornelldailysun.com/node/21019
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Note that the owner of the Palms is saying that, and his business will be closing in a few months for what should be a multi-story development.

I didn't realise his place had been around 50 years.
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The palms has been around nearly as long as me. I went to school with one of the Leonardos.

I wonder if there will be retail (read new Palms) on the ground floor.
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http://www.town.ithaca.ny.us/agendas/agendas/PB 02-06-07 Agenda.mht

town of ithaca board meeting- a proposed 4-story, 126,000 sq. ft Animal Health Diagonstic Center owned by Cornell University, expected construction start Spring 2008.
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^The construction trades are staying fairly active in little ole Ithaca.

Hey Vis, here's a new place for you to eat in C-town:

http://cornelldailysun.com/node/21045


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^The construction trades are staying fairly active in little ole Ithaca.

Hey Vis, here's a new place for you to eat in C-town:

http://cornelldailysun.com/node/21045


Cool, Now I have a place to eat lunch in C-Town the next time I'm in town.
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^ And after the meal, a new place to sip a cup of java:

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...702030342/1002
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Though you all might enjoy this...these are student proposals for the SW Ithaca redevelopment plan. I remember while I was at work a while back, and one of those architects asked me what product would make for the best model trees (she used green sewing pins and brown paint). Of course, my curiosity was aroused, and I asked what they were for, and she said that she was submitting an informal proposal for the SW Ithaca development as a final project. This made my day.

Of course, these are student submissions, but they're on display at city hall, so when I get the chance I'll make a trip down to the city and take a gander, and some photos. in the meanwhile, examine the photo below. I think it's safe to say that it's mostly new urbanist and townhome-style homes, with some larger buildings possibly pushing 6 floors or so.





Students in a course led by Roger Trancik, Cornell professor of city and regional planning, have given the city of Ithaca a glimpse of the possibilities for the city's proposed urban village.

Common Council members and other local officials reviewed the students' scale models and seven design proposals for the 60-acre redevelopment site in the city's southwest sector Dec. 11 in City Hall. The project was the final assignment in Trancik's course in Principles of Spatial Design.

"Cayuga Commons," by planning students Kate McConnell, John Norwood and Chris Persheff, was one of seven proposed designs for Ithaca's southwest redevelopment produced as part of a fall course.
"One of the motivations for this whole effort was the lack of affordable housing in the city," Trancik said. "The students' work really helped the planning department and the Southwest committee visualize what this was really going to mean."

The course combined classroom lectures, fieldwork and interactive collaboration with the city.

"I wanted to combine theory and practice," Trancik said. "Many of the students had never had a design project like this before. We were teaching them how to use a scale, how high ceilings should be, how wide roads are, how do you build a model, where do you find the material for trees?"

Matthys Van Cort, Ithaca's director of planning and development, and his staff actively participated in the learning process. John Schroeder '74, chair of the city's Planning and Development Board; Maria Coles, First Ward Common Council representative, and other officials assisted in the classroom. Deputy director of planning Joann Cornish took the class on a tour of the site (located behind the Lowe's and Wal-Mart stores) as students' designs took shape.

Van Cort and Lisa Nicholas, the redevelopment project manager, briefed students on previous studies of the site and its surroundings and contributed their knowledge of elements of design and structures in cities.

The 20 graduate and undergraduate students applied the city's vision statement and a list of specific requirements for the redevelopment -- including 600 housing units, nonresidential uses, a walkable layout, ample open space, sustainable elements and access to roads and mass transit -- to their own designs, first in drawings and then in physical models.

"They were all well thought out ... and some were absolutely excellent," Van Cort said. "There were very bold ideas about how to do it. Most had the open space on the outside of the village, some brought it right into the middle of the village. These are both valid approaches to the same problem. They really did a remarkable job and came up with seven different schemes, all of which met the programmatic requirements, and all of which made sense on their own terms."

The city has made public its requirements for the redevelopment, and held an open house for developers, planners and architects on Jan. 31. Formal proposals are due in early March. Meanwhile, the students' models are still on display in City Hall's council chambers.

"I think they're useful, not only to see the range of possibilities, but also helpful to establish some kind of guidelines or at least what to look for when they start to get the real proposals from developers," Trancik said.

As a planner and consultant, Trancik has worked on several projects for the city, including a 1992 downtown design plan. He said he would like to see "a collaborative Cornell-city of Ithaca conduit" take shape.

"I'm interested in how one can take a place like Cornell and Architecture, Art and Planning and directly connect it to the real world," Trancik said. "I think Cornell has a lot to offer that the city can benefit from, and vice versa."

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Now that's a tangible product of having Cornell for a neighbor in the city of Ithaca. Can't wait to see and learn more about the plans. Good stuff Vis, thanks.
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Found a virtual tour of the proposed Ithaca College Sports Complex:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4zHAXiK6PU
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