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Yes, that would be a sweet development. And between downtown and Inlet Island, West End might get a boost from commuting between the two. Hey, we can dream.
10 stories is a bit too much down along the inlet. 5 or 6 stories would work, though. I would love to see a 10 story building go where the car dealership is on Cayuga St, though, especially if you could make it look somewhat like the Henry St. John building, instead of the modern looking crap that keeps getting put up.
OK whit I'll compromise with ya on the Inlet Island bldg - 7 to 8 stories.
In all my pipe dreams for downtown Ithaca, I never considered the car lot on Cayuga. It's a natural. 10 to 12 stories, and I agree, nothing too modern. There will certainly be enough parking in the area. And then an 8 story condo building as phase 3 of the Cayuga Green project (next to 6 mile creek). I think our combined visions could make Ithaca one exciting little urban rascal.
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^ That will be the condos built between the Cayuga garage (across from the Holiday Inn) and Six Mile Creek. It will face the police station across the creek.
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Maybe the turbine farm would work out there, especially atop Bald Hill. I saw that there's a job opening at the planning department. Maybe I should apply...
During Christmas holidays, I was shopping at a local nursery. The subject of Ithaca came up....the owner's wife has relatives there. She was discouraged about many of the changes there, particularly those that have compromised Ithaca's charms & atmosphere...she had unkind words for the guy who did Ithaca Commons ( I think that's what she said). All in all she's very pro-Ithaca...a loyalist
Change is a difficult thing to face sometimes. If the downtown is to survive it needs people. The general shopping activities left a long time ago (for the burbs). There are some cool, quirky stores downtown, but not enough activity to support mainstream retail. With the new additions (office/hotel/residential), the hope is that more traffic will be generated, and downtown Ithaca will once again become significant center of commerce (I hope).
That is one thing about people who use to live in Ithaca, most still love the place.
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