Development in and Around Syracuse Discussion

[IthacaMatt]

Plus a few dishonest people (ahem, prominent attorneys/former SU male cheerleaders) in DeWitt.

For the record, I was NEVER an SU cheerleader.

 

[OttoMets]

For the record, I was NEVER an SU cheerleader.

Damn, I was hoping you'd get my passive-aggressive doxxing of this individual. (Not you, obv.)

 

[two3zone]

**** that.

I want my monorail !!!

 

[IthacaMatt]

Damn, I was hoping you'd get my passive-aggressive doxxing of this individual. (Not you, obv.)

I was just looking for the cheap laugh.

 

[shandeezy7]

Lol

 

[KellySyracuse]

another letter to the editor about I81 - this time from Joe Driscoll and he does a really good job of skewering Magnarelli's letter from the other day

Complaints about I-81 plan? Only from those who want everything their way (Guest Opinion from Joe Driscoll)

Those saying there’s a ‘lack of consensus’ ignore across-the-board support.

www.syracuse.com

 

[KellySyracuse]

 

[KellySyracuse]

The higher/wider viaduct to the skybridge to the Harriett Tubman bridge to the cable stayed bridge. How clever

Taking down I-81 viaduct will ‘hurt the neighborhood it is supposed to help’ (Your Letters)

Former city auditor says adding 36,900 cars to city streets will create traffic and pollution. He advocates a suspension bridge to carry I-81.

www.syracuse.com

"A new alternative could improve the Community Grid plan. A high, cable-stayed bridge, in combination with a street-level Community Grid, would prevent at least 36,900 cars on a daily basis from flooding neighborhood streets"

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

The higher/wider viaduct to the skybridge to the Harriett Tubman bridge to the cable stayed bridge. How clever

Taking down I-81 viaduct will ‘hurt the neighborhood it is supposed to help’ (Your Letters)

Former city auditor says adding 36,900 cars to city streets will create traffic and pollution. He advocates a suspension bridge to carry I-81.

www.syracuse.com

"A new alternative could improve the Community Grid plan. A high, cable-stayed bridge, in combination with a street-level Community Grid, would prevent at least 36,900 cars on a daily basis from flooding neighborhood streets"

I'm hearing that the Town of Salina has yet another pitch in the planning stages.

 

[KellySyracuse]

I'm hearing that the Town of Salina has yet another pitch in the planning stages.

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come on, really? The NYSDOT needs to rip off the band-aid already and be done with it.

 

[shandeezy7]

 

[KellySyracuse]

I remember when this happened, the details are so horrifying. I hope with this new reward they're able to get some leads. She had been drinking at the Tip a Few in Eastwood and they think she was walking back to her apt in Grant Village.

Reward offered in one of Central NY’s most horrific murders that happened 25 years ago

Carol M. Ryan, 42, was found beaten and left for dead along Route 91 near the Jamesville Reservoir in 1996.

www.syracuse.com

 

[Cuseregular]

holy cow finally gonna see the dome in 1 day! Yeah!

 

[KellySyracuse]

This is the last week for The Blue Tusk. I'm sure folks that are not familiar with their history will go into the new place when it opens but the whole situation is a mirror of what happened to J Ryans. I honestly hope Blue Tusk ends up somewhere else

‘Where are we gonna go now?’ Saying goodbye to The Blue Tusk after 26 years

Just three days left to soak up the beer-infused, tie-dyed vibe

www.syracuse.com

 

[shandeezy7]

Can't say I love the new look, but the current look is pretty bad. Just glad that this redevelopment is finally happening, many years after it was originally supposed to be done.

Goodbye, pink facade: Former Sibley’s Department Store in Syracuse to get $37M makeover (photos)

See the new look for the old Sibley's building, which soon will house a construction company and defense contractor.

www.syracuse.com

 

[Cusefan0307]

Can't say I love the new look, but the current look is pretty bad. Just glad that this redevelopment is finally happening, many years after it was originally supposed to be done.

Goodbye, pink facade: Former Sibley’s Department Store in Syracuse to get $37M makeover (photos)

See the new look for the old Sibley's building, which soon will house a construction company and defense contractor.

www.syracuse.com

Hopefully this actually happens. They were starting to demo inside this building when I worked in Dey's 10 years ago and then everything stopped.

 

[shandeezy7]

Hopefully this actually happens. They were starting to demo inside this building when I worked in Dey's 10 years ago and then everything stopped.

It sounds like it's much closer to actually happening than the previous redevelopment was. OttoMets probably knows more about what happened with that one. If I recall correctly, the major office tenant that they had lined up to take over the renovated space backed out (Apen Dental maybe?).

 

[SWC75]

Can't say I love the new look, but the current look is pretty bad. Just glad that this redevelopment is finally happening, many years after it was originally supposed to be done.

Goodbye, pink facade: Former Sibley’s Department Store in Syracuse to get $37M makeover (photos)

See the new look for the old Sibley's building, which soon will house a construction company and defense contractor.

www.syracuse.com

Dig those wide streets!

 

[OttoMets]

It sounds like it's much closer to actually happening than the previous redevelopment was. OttoMets probably knows more about what happened with that one. If I recall correctly, the major office tenant that they had lined up to take over the renovated space backed out (Apen Dental maybe?).

Yeah, Aspen fell apart and then so did the ownership group. This one's been a long time in the making and it's a strong proposal, pretty exciting for downtown.

 

[Cheriehoop]

The only people against the Community Grid plan are with the Mall, have stores in the Mall, are employed by the Mall, or are politicians receiving lots and lots of donations from those who own the Mall.

Not true.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Not true.

OK, there are also those businesses just north of the mall who want to still get the through traffic from south of the city. I think there are about 27 businesses in that group. I remember them lobbying before.

In the end, if they improve and widen some of the local streets where northbound traffic to the city exits, then it's only a 5 minute drive to their destination.

Another thing that's possible, is instead of going all the way to the current 481 - 81 Intersection, they could build a spur that connects around Mattydale for the airport. That could also suit those Salina businesses.

 

[shandeezy7]

I mean, the stupidity on display in this op-ed is breathtaking. And this guy is in charge of all of the business operations at the hotel?!?

‘Round hotel’ depends on I-81. Grid-only solution will hurt downtown business (Your Letters)

General manager of Crowne Plaza supports a new bridge plus improved street grid.

www.syracuse.com

 

[OttoMets]

I mean, the stupidity on display in this op-ed is breathtaking. And this guy is in charge of all of the business operations at the hotel?!?

‘Round hotel’ depends on I-81. Grid-only solution will hurt downtown business (Your Letters)

General manager of Crowne Plaza supports a new bridge plus improved street grid.

www.syracuse.com

Weird, especially because his predecessor was an active grid supporter.

That op-ed sure is light on the evidence, though. (Probably because he's wrong. COVID and an obsolete facility are what's making things difficult for that hotel; access has never been and won't be a problem.)

 

[Fly Rodder]

Weird, especially because his predecessor was an active grid supporter.

That op-ed sure is light on the evidence, though. (Probably because he's wrong. COVID and an obsolete facility are what's making things difficult for that hotel; access has never been and won't be a problem.)

Access is probably more difficult with the highway. I've stayed there before for events and it's not awful, but yeah, it's a 50+ year old Best Western located next to an overpass. The Hotel Syracuse and Marriott downtown are much better, walkable, and surrounded by all of downtown.

 

[shandeezy7]

Weird, especially because his predecessor was an active grid supporter.

That op-ed sure is light on the evidence, though. (Probably because he's wrong. COVID and an obsolete facility are what's making things difficult for that hotel; access has never been and won't be a problem.)

People stay at a downtown hotel because it's downtown, not because it's next to an interstate. How many people on an annual basis just spontaneously drop into the hotel to stay there for a night because they see it while driving through town? 5? 6?