[LMich]

The connection from Charlotte is to the Lansing Mall, which is in Eaton County, not Lansing proper. I do think you're underestimating commuter rates within Eaton County. This wouldn't primarily be for shoppers. A lot of the folks that work at Marketplace actually live on the eastside of Delta Township around the Lansing Mall and some even in Lansing Township and the westside of Lansing, and a lot of them don't have cars, so they are bumming rides or doing the dial-a-ride. There is also a lot more business in the county seat than I think people think that Delta Township residents have a hard time getting two because of the inadquate connections.

I think people often forget the type of people and workers that live on the eastern side of the township and how tied are they in both with the stuff further out (jobs) but also with the city of Lansing (doctors offices, family, hangouts, etc...). Mass transit out on the westside is horrible. I agree we need to densify existing corridors, and Marketplace is actually about the natural limit of the commercial sprawl to the west, now.

I'd understand the concern if we're talking about far-flung townships, but Delta is one of the "urban" and continguous townships.