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Old Posted Sep 9, 2012, 3:11 AM
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Not sure if this is going to happen, financial concerns could get in the way. The Commons was looking a bit shabby when I was in the city 3 years ago.
From the Ithaca Journal:


An artist's rendering of part the Ithaca Commons by Sasaki Associates. The plan calls for a wide central portion of Martin Luther King Jr./State Street with seating, plantings and trees off to the sides, and new paving, including replacement of the metal trolley rails in front of Center Ithaca with granite. / Photo provided/Sasaki Associates

Commons upgrade plans revealed
$9M project targets infrastructure and better functionality

12:46 PM, Sep. 6, 2012

Written by
David Hill

Consulting design firm Sasaki Associates of Boston presented an ambitious, updated plan for a Commons repair and upgrade project to Common Council on Wednesday.

The project focuses on aging infrastructure, including uneven and damaged sidewalks and outdated utility lines, including water lines more than 100 years old.

Sasaki senior associate Susannah Ross outlined some details worked into the plans since the spring. Among them:

• An open central space through Martin Luther King Jr./State Street with chairs, benches and planters to the sides.

Utilities would be buried in the central part beneath removeable pavers. The idea is to look and function more like a traditional street.

• Lighting on horizontally strung cables over MLK/State Street. Banners could be hung from the cables.

• Metal rails in the circular trolley sculpture would be replaced with granite. Other elements could be added.

The city is facing financial difficulty, including a $3 million deficit for 2013, but it also has received a $4.5 million federal grant that can be used for the estimated $9 million upgrade.

The money could be utilized to turn The Commons into a transit hub for more efficientbus routes between the Cornell University and Ithaca College campuses and downtown. U.S. Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, both Democrats, announced the grant in July.

Sasaki began planning in mid-2009 with a public workshop, before developing concepts and offering a preliminary presentation in spring 2010.

Here's the link:

http://www.theithacajournal.com/arti...plans-revealed
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