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The Lansing City Council chose among five different developers for redevelopment of the northwest corner of Red Cedar Golf Course on Lansing's far eastside. I'm not crazy about the development, but am excited that the rest of the course will be given back to nature to control flooding and pollution. If anyone's ever been to the Tollgate Drain on the eastside, they'll really enjoy the reworking of this parkland:

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Development plan for Red Cedar Golf Course parcel includes more of parkland

By Lindsay VanHulle | Lansing State Journal

August 13, 2012

LANSING — The developers selected to repurpose a parcel of the former Red Cedar Golf Course want to incorporate more of the remaining parkland into their mixed-use project.

But the proposal from Chris Jerome and Joel Ferguson to combine retail and residential with a public park first will require voters to greenlight the sale of more golf course property than they initially authorized last fall — as many as 48 additional acres.

Jerome and Ferguson beat out four other proposals to earn city administrators’ recommendation to redevelop the 12-acre Red Cedar parcel, Mayor Virg Bernero’s office said Monday. City voters in November 2011 authorized that land sale.

Lansing City Council members will consider ballot language in committee during the next two weeks. All ballot language must be finalized by Aug. 28 to appear in the November general election. Council members intend to vote by their Aug. 27 meeting.

The proposal from Jerome and Ferguson is the only one to address the remaining parkland. Their project, known as Capital Gateway, also includes plans for the vacant Story Oldsmobile and Sawyers Pontiac dealerships nearby that Jerome’s family owns. Professional and student housing, a hotel, retail and restaurants and a public amphitheater also are components.

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BTW, the surface parking you see on the westside of the proposal and the baseball field are already in existence.
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I just swung by there this weekend. The building is looking good. I wonder what they're going to do with the 6-8' of space between the sidewalk and the frontage. Hopefully something more creative than grass.

Also, why is the streetscaping taking so long? It seems like they've been working on it forever now.
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The only thing the renderings have ever shown is a grass lawn. But, I'm just glad they didn't put a big-ass surface lot out front.

The streetscape project was scheduled for four months, and I think that's always been on schedule. But it was done in conjunction with an entire reconstruction of the utilities beneath the street which started earlier but coincided with the streetscaping. So, it's really not any additional time; it's two projects that ran into one another.
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Two different meetings are scheduled in order to accommodate more attendees. Both sessions will have the same agenda and will be held at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, in the Executive Conference Room.

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I'm really impressed with that cogeneration plant. It goes to show these buildings don't have to be utilitarian looking and can settle right in to a neighborhood if need be. It will be a great case study when complete.
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I'm impressed, too. But I think it helps that it butts right up against the train tracks and there's really nothing behind it, either, so the less desirable stuff can sort of exist in those dead zones (parking lot, steam pipes if they'll be above ground). Also, this really is a tiny cogen plant comparatively. The best part about it is that it's going to be the BWL central office building. I think they said there will be about 200 employees in the building.

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Capital Gateway is moving foward. I think I like it even worse than before, because it like backroom deals were being made to come back to get more land before the proposal had even been chosen. Something just doesn't smell right...

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The Red Cedar Golf Course across from the Frandor Shopping Center and the former Story Oldsmobile dealership. / Greg DeRuiter/ Lansing State Journal

Red Cedar golf course sale ballot language gets OK from Lansing council

By Lindsay VanHulle | Lansing State Journal

August 27, 2012

Lansing voters will decide in November whether they want to part with the remainder of a closed eastside golf course as part of a sweeping redevelopment project proposed by local developers.

Lansing City Council on Monday supported a ballot measure asking voters to authorize the sale of up to 48 acres of the former Red Cedar Golf Course — virtually all that’s left of the 61-acre course after voters overwhelmingly approved the sale of a 12-acre parcel a year ago.

Third Ward Councilwoman A’Lynne Robinson was the sole dissenter in the 7-1 vote, a largely symbolic gesture she later said stemmed in part from initial opposition last year among some council members toward asking voters to sell parkland and the change in heart the idea has this year. She said council is inconsistent in how it pursues ballot items.

Local developer Joel Ferguson and Chris Jerome, whose family owns the vacant Story Oldsmobile and Sawyers Pontiac dealerships adjacent to the former golf course, want to build a mixed-use development known as Capital Gateway that would incorporate student and professional housing, retail and restaurants and public recreation facilities.

But Ferguson’s and Jerome’s plan depends on access to the remaining parkland. Their plans don’t include most of the housing in the 12-acre parcel, nor in place of the dealerships, and they propose to maintain the park with private resources.

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Jerome and Ferguson estimate their project will cost more than $100 million by the time it wraps. They say it could start within 60 days after they receive all required approvals, and that they have letters of intent from businesses and hotel chains interested in opening there.

It’s as yet unknown how the acquisition of additional parkland will affect Ingham County Drain Commissioner Patrick Lindemann’s plans to correct storm runoff from the Frandor Shopping Center through the golf course and into the Red Cedar River.

Several people, including representatives of the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council, urged council members Monday to ensure the river and park remain accessible to local residents and environmental groups.


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Knapp's building may house fashion incubator

Lindsay VanHulle | Lansing State Journal

August 29, 2012

Lansing economic administrators planning to include a small-business incubator in a remodeled downtown Knapp’s building are considering a concept aimed at the fashion industry.

The incubator is one of several retail and commercial spaces planned for the new Knapp’s Centre when construction finishes in as many as 18 months, said Bob Trezise, president and CEO of regional economic development agency Lansing Economic Area Partnership Inc.

Potentially called The Runway, the incubator would offer startup space and resources to people interested in developing their own fashion lines or businesses with ties to the industry, Trezise said.

He said more than six potential tenants exist, although he wouldn’t name them.

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If it proceeds, it will be one of several incubators in the region, including several focused on high-tech industries and manufacturing. Construction will begin soon on a separate incubator at the Capital Region International Airport in DeWitt Township focused on attracting startup companies that include exports and imports in their business model, Trezise said.

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Prelim interior demolition work has been going on in the building for months, but I guess they consider this the formal start of construction:

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Downtown Davenport campus work begins

Lindsay VanHulle | Lansing State Journal

September 11, 2012

Work on Davenport University’s new downtown Lansing campus has started.

The private Grand Rapids-based university plans to open its new building at the corner of Grand Avenue and Allegan Street by fall 2013. It currently owns property near Kalamazoo and Cherry streets.

Interior gutting has started on the $10 million project, said Jim Becsey, Davenport’s vice president for facilities management. Framing and other inside renovations could begin within two to three weeks, he said, after construction plans are finalized. Lansing’s building department is reviewing them now, said Bob Johnson, the city’s planning and neighborhood development director.

Exterior facade work also is in progress and could be mostly finished in October. Becsey said the main entrance will be shifted to Grand Avenue and will include a two-story vestibule and canopy near where the former Fifth Third Bank drive-up lane was located.

Davenport purchased the nine-story building from Boji Group after a previous deal to buy the former Oliver Towers apartment building fell through last year.

It could house as many as 2,000 students, up from 800, Davenport officials said.


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Quite a bit of news:

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ork on the small business incubator building under construction near Capital Region International Airport. / Rod Sanford | Lansing State Journal

Lansing airport's expansion into foreign trade a long-term process

By Lindsay VanHulle | Lansing State Journal

September 18, 2012

DEWITT TWP. — Capital Region International Airport leaders are moving aggressively to establish the DeWitt Township airport as a hub for international trade, an effort to transform an industry long reliant on moving people between destinations.

It’s a calculated risk that has yet to pay off in increased airport revenue from property rentals and freight traffic. For now, Executive Director Bob Selig said, taxpayers looking for a return on investment in the effort are being paid in “opportunity,” rather than tangible results.

But Selig and others say expanding into foreign trade will bring new companies to mid-Michigan, infusing new cash and jobs into the Lansing region’s economy and giving the airport another source of revenue at a time when bread-and-butter passenger carriers are merging, cutting flights and flying smaller planes.

More than $27 million has been invested in airport infrastructure upgrades since 2005 — roughly $5.8 million from the airport itself and the remainder from grants and other programs. That includes a runway extension and a new U.S. customs station required when Capital Region became an international port of entry in 2008.

A new $4 million, 48,000-square-foot air cargo terminal is under construction south of the main passenger terminal. It will function as a longer-term warehouse for companies importing and exporting goods, as well as an incubator for small businesses or established domestic companies that want to branch out into global trade.

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CATA unveils expanded $10M bus storage facility

By Laura Misjak | Lansing State Journal

September 17, 2012

Capital Area Transportation Authority officials unveiled their newly expanded 204,000 square-foot bus storage facility with a host of local officials during a Monday morning ceremony.

The $9.85 million grant-funded project gives CATA’s 200 vehicles a parking spot indoors on Tranter Street, which will prolong their life and help in getting the buses up and running smoothly, and warmly, in the winter months.

“It makes so much sense to take the next step and know (the buses) will have a longer life span,” said state Rep. Joan Bauer, D-Lansing. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Howell: and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero also spoke at the event, with representatives of U.S. Sens. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, and Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, reading letters of support.

The new facility, which has been in the works since 2008 when CATA received its first grant money for the project, coincides with the authority’s 40th anniversary.

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The region takes it's first step toward fire consolidation...

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Lansing-area fire departments agree on automatic aid

By Lindsay VanHulle | Lansing State Journal

September 18, 2012

Fire departments in six local municipalities have agreed to work toward automatic mutual aid, a service they say will make their units more efficient at responding to emergency calls in neighboring areas.

Departments in the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, and Delhi, Delta, Lansing and Meridian townships, signed an agreement last week that they will move ahead with initial recommendations from a recent report exploring the possibility of combining services. The study, from accounting firm Plante Moran, identifies automatic mutual aid as one of the first potential steps toward regionalism.

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Can't say I'm excited about freeway expansion in this area, as it's a direct result of the sprawl of Eastwood Township to the west and East Lansing's Northern Tier to the east, but the soundwalls are definitely needed in this area, now, as the freeway runs at-grade north of Saginaw Street (M-43):

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MDOT plans to add lanes to southbound U.S. 127, proposes sound wall

By Ken Palmer | Lansing State Journal

September 20, 2012

EAST LANSING — Mike Vasievich said he could hear the difference after a sound barrier went up along the west side of U.S. 127 about five years ago.

In the Pinecrest neighborhood where he lives, east of the freeway, noise levels went up because the barrier reflects some of the road noise back across the expressway, Vasievich said.

“It’s really noticeable, especially in the morning when the air is still,” he said.

Vasievich took the time to visit with state transportation officials at Pinecrest Elementary School on Wednesday to offer opinions on a plan to add auxiliary lanes on the southbound side of the freeway and a proposal to add to the existing sound barrier on the west side and build a new wall on the east side of the expressway.

The Michigan Department of Transportation said it will add a lane between Lake Lansing Road and M-43 and another between M-43 and I-496 in a $4.9 million project scheduled to begin next year. Over the past two years, MDOT added northbound lanes at the same two locations.

The agency also is proposing to add to the existing sound barrier on the west side of the freeway, extending it farther south toward M-43, and build a new wall on the east side.

A noise study triggered by the road construction project showed additional sound barriers are needed in those areas, the agency said.

The sound wall proposal is still under study and isn’t part of next year’s construction project, MDOT officials said.

If the state decides to go ahead with the project, homeowners would not be assessed for any of the cost, officials said.

The barrier on the east side of the freeway would be 4,700 feet long and average about 18 feet high, the study said.

The proposed west-side extension would be about 700 feet long and average 23 feet high, the study said.

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Another small apartment building is going up just west of downtown East Lansing along Michigan near Harrison across the street from campus. Seems like downtown and the areas just to the west continue to densify at a steady clip, but below most people's radar:

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$2.9M East Lansing development progresses with land sale, construction

By Angela Wittrock | MLive.com

September 20, 2012

EAST LANSING, MI -- The site of a $2.9 million mixed-use development in East Lansing has been sold to the developer, the realty firm negotiating the deal announced Wednesday.

CBRE|Martin, a mid-Michigan affiliate of CBRE, announced the sale in a press release. The project's developer, Wolf River Development Co., purchased the property about five weeks ago, managing partner Dale Inman said.

"We are under construction," Inman said. "We'll start pouring the concrete footings in the next week."

The company paid about $350,000 for the property, located at 514 Michigan Ave. in East Lansing, Mich., Inman said.

A building on the land housed Koehler's Printing and Graphics for more than 32 years and is being razed to make way for the development.

Koehler's will remain in business during construction of the new building, and is temporarily located at 1510 Rensen St., Suite D in Lansing, according to the release.

Project plans call for construction of a four-story, 23,200-square-foot building on the 0.33-acre site.

The mixed-use development will feature ground floor retail space with 16 four-bedroom apartments above.

Rental rates range from $590 to $700 per room.


Inman expects the project to be finished in June, in plenty of time for a fall 2013 opening.

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In other news, Douglas J's mixed-used buildings for downtown Okemos were formally approved for construction by Meridian Townships board, last night.

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Douglas J's project advances in Okemos

By Dawn Parker | Lansing State Journal

September 20, 2012

OKEMOS — Will White’s Traveler’s Club restaurant has been a fixture at Hamilton and Okemos roads for three decades. Now, this year apparently will be its last.

White told the Meridian Township board this week Traveler’s Club Restaurant and Tuba Museum will be “gone” as it and two other buildings he owns are razed to make way for an expansion of the Douglas J salon’s operations nearby.

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Douglas J plans to build a 30,000-square-foot, three-story building, spanning the corner of Okemos and Hamilton roads. The company would move its spa and salon from 4663 Ardmore Ave. to the new building.

A second building at Hamilton and Ardmore would provide 14,000 square feet for commercial space on the first floor and eight apartments on the top two floors.


Douglas J’s current salon site will be the company’s corporate headquarters. Douglas J has sites in several Michigan cities, Knoxville, Tenn., and Chicago, employing 500.

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I'm no fan of sprawl, either, but I strongly believe all limited access roads around Lansing should have at least 3 lanes. For me, at least, three lanes gives the necessary amount of maneuverability in areas with lots of ramps or trucking.

My unscientific opinion (anecdotal only) is that two lane roads experience backups disproportionately to similar roads/traffic with three lanes. In other words I "believe" a third lane provides a very significant marginal return on driving time. But after three lanes those marginal returns are arguable, or at least start decreasing.

It seems most cities in the U.S. of +90,000 generally have three-lane expressways, and I've wondered for a long, long time why we haven't added our thirds yet.
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I don't see why sound walls are needed when you can improve screeding techniques and the concrete in the future can be milled or topped with silent asphalt. MSU after all is one foremost researchers in this area.
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I'm no fan of sprawl, either, but I strongly believe all limited access roads around Lansing should have at least 3 lanes. For me, at least, three lanes gives the necessary amount of maneuverability in areas with lots of ramps or trucking.

My unscientific opinion (anecdotal only) is that two lane roads experience backups disproportionately to similar roads/traffic with three lanes. In other words I "believe" a third lane provides a very significant marginal return on driving time. But after three lanes those marginal returns are arguable, or at least start decreasing.

It seems most cities in the U.S. of +90,000 generally have three-lane expressways, and I've wondered for a long, long time why we haven't added our thirds yet.
It's funnny, I'd never thought much about this or payed attention until I was out of town back in July. I drove through Fort Wayne, which is a metropolitan area of very similar size, and was surprised how how expansive the freeways were. It seemed like overkill, to me.

That said, I don't mind the specific weave lanes being put up around Frandor. The one just built between 496 and Saginaw was certainly needed, but I'm skeptical about the need for any additional lanes north of Saginaw given that there is plenty of time to merge before and after Lake Lansing.

Truth be told, it's hard to fix the bad planning errors of the past around Frandor.

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Well, outside the reduction of sound, a sound wall also serves as a physical barrier.
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It's funnny, I'd never thought much about this or payed attention until I was out of town back in July. I drove through Fort Wayne, which is a metropolitan area of very similar size, and was surprised how how expansive the freeways were. It seemed like overkill, to me.

That said, I don't mind the specific weave lanes being put up around Frandor. The one just built between 496 and Saginaw was certainly needed, but I'm skeptical about the need for any additional lanes north of Saginaw given that there is plenty of time to merge before and after Lake Lansing.

Truth be told, it's hard to fix the bad planning errors of the past around Frandor.



Well, outside the reduction of sound, a sound wall also serves as a physical barrier.
Maybe visually, but they aren't constructed to withstand impact of a vehicle like a guardrail. I've always thought that if you move or build next to a freeway, you've done so because you are willing to accept the pollution, noise, and sightlines.
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I have kind of begrudgingly come to accept that the added lane between Saginaw and Lake Lansing (Northbound 127) has done much to alleviate the nightmare of on and off traffic between those two points. Still, I think Lansing/East Lansing could do a little better to improve north-south connectivity and flow. I know it's an impossibility, but I wish Marshall connected straight through to Wood. It's only a a block, but it's enough to make me not take that route going north due to the left turn from Fairview onto Grand River. Small gripe.

The real nastiness on 127 is the northbound off ramp at E. Saginaw St. In my completely unprofessional opinion, I think they should have brought that off ramp south when they were doing the construction work. I think this could have been accomplished by adding an elevated exit lane starting just north Michigan Ave and dumping people off on Homer St. just north of Sellers Ave. This would give drivers a lot more time to get into the right lane to turn onto Saginaw. As it stands right now, you have cars crisscrossing paths almost immediately before Saginaw and flow gets clogged.
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The real nastiness on 127 is the northbound off ramp at E. Saginaw St. In my completely unprofessional opinion, I think they should have brought that off ramp south when they were doing the construction work. I think this could have been accomplished by adding an elevated exit lane starting just north Michigan Ave and dumping people off on Homer St. just north of Sellers Ave. This would give drivers a lot more time to get into the right lane to turn onto Saginaw. As it stands right now, you have cars crisscrossing paths almost immediately before Saginaw and flow gets clogged.
That ramp is an utter nightmare. The new weave lane helps control issues on the freeway, but does nothing when you actually get off onto Homer. Since most cars are trying to take Saginaw eastbound, I'm surprised that there aren't more deadly accidents exiting this ramp. Yeah, they need to move that ramp back quite a bit.

Another big problem in this area is if you're coming into Frandon eastbound on Saginaw, to access the business along westbound Grand River by car, you have to go up to Coolidge, make a left at a crowded light, and then make another left off of Coolidge at another crowded light. And, good luck with any pedestrians trying to get anywhere in the area. The area's layout is a mess, and to think that this is the Lansing-East Lansing border.

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Ingham County Land Bank sees home sales increase

Paul Henderson | Lansing State Journal

September 23, 2012

The Land Bank, which has been around since 2005, has sold 40 low-cost, energy efficient and modern homes this year and more than 100 since its inception.

Prices for the 16 homes in Lansing range from $59,900 to $113,000.

“We have invested more in these homes then we will sell them for,” Ingham County treasurer and Land Bank chair Eric Schertzing said. “Part of the program is jobs, employment, money and keeping the trade works going, and we certainly have been able to that with our effort.”

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The real estate project has increased its sales each year since 2006, when just one home was sold.

Schertzing said the best part of the program is seeing families come back to Lansing.

“Almost 45% of the buyers are moving into the Lansing properties from outside the city of Lansing,” Schertzing said. “I know we are giving families superior quality and energy efficient homes.”

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Those NSP homes really are pretty top quality in Lansing. If you get a chance to tour any, I recommend it.
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'The Ave' lets Michigan Ave. share its story

By Kristen M. Daum | Lansing State Journal

September 26, 2012

Make a stop outside Eclectic Art Tattoo Gallery or The Avenue Cafe on Michigan Avenue and you’ll find a placard.

Swipe your smartphone past the QR code or call the telephone number found on it and you’ll get the story behind the place.

It’s all part of an interactive public arts project unveiled Tuesday. Led by a Michigan State University educator and funded with a $28,000 grant from the Lansing Economic Development Corp., Lansing-area arts and business leaders hope the project — with eight placards so far — will spark more innovation and creativity along the Michigan Avenue corridor.

Officials want to use “The Ave” project to tell the stories of the region’s iconic thoroughfare, while also promoting local businesses and the skills of area artists.

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At each placard, visitors can call a telephone number or scan a QR code with their smartphones, then see or hear stories about people and places at that location on Michigan Avenue.

Vincent Delgado, academic specialist for MSU’s Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, spearheaded the project.

He tapped the talents of MSU students to create the digital stories available at each location and said he hopes the project will continue to blossom in the future.

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