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Good to see the Airport Authority moving quickly on reducing costs that will ulitmately reduce fares and attract more airlines. It seems that City Councilors are on board with the AA plan to replace City police with private security firm.
Its an impressive and imposing structure, esp. from above. I like the emphasis on "green" design and infrastructure, particularly storm water mitigation, i.e. "save the rain".
"The new hub’s outside lanes — where snow can accumulate — are lined with a hot-water system meant to constantly melt all but the heaviest snowfalls. The hub also will collect rainwater that falls on the roof and direct it through a special drain that puts the water back into the ground, rather than into an already flood-prone storm water and sewage system.
"Tiered roofs will allow sunlight — though not rain or snow — to filter in."
A great green charade.
At the insistence of traffic engineers, the bus transfer station is built without sidewalks. The Salina and Warren Street sides of the structure will feature bus bays directly adjacent to the street, to allow busses to enter without negotiating a tight turn. The east side of Salina and the west side of Warren will no longer be pedestrian accessible.
I did check out the Wallace Street-to-Franklin Square portion of the Creekwalk this weekend, though. They did a terrific job; I wish the Armory portion had been similarly constructed. It looks like there's a regular SPD bicycle patrol along the path, too.
I did check out the Wallace Street-to-Franklin Square portion of the Creekwalk this weekend, though. They did a terrific job; I wish the Armory portion had been similarly constructed. It looks like there's a regular SPD bicycle patrol along the path, too.
Looking at the following photo, it appears that they originally planned, or maybe just planned as part of a project alternative, to run the entire downtown portion of the Creekwalk directly adjacent to the creek. Having walked the entire thing, I wish they had.
I wonder why the change? Limited budget, I suppose. Though I don't understand why National Grid, with its enormous superblock of wasted space, wouldn't see this construction as a nice public relations opportunity ("Sure, we'll grant you an easement to build a promenade on the unused west side of our property"). That Genesee/Franklin sidewalk portion of the walk is really bush league.
I also think the city and county might have wasted an opportunity to extract a public benefit from Pioneer when they built their new office building along the creek between Washington and Fayette; a proper privately-funded promenade along there could have been a great asset for the city, and probably made for some attractive retail/restaurant space in their building.
It would be nice if the city makes some accomodation for future creekwalk expansion when they reconstruct the Walton, Fayette, and Erie bridges in coming years. The current link is very nice - they did a good job. If other recently-constructed portions can be improved in coming years (widening the waterway, bringing the path down to water-level, eliminating some street crossings), the whole length would really be an asset to the region.
Looking at the following photo, it appears that they originally planned, or maybe just planned as part of a project alternative, to run the entire downtown portion of the Creekwalk directly adjacent to the creek. Having walked the entire thing, I wish they had.
- Is there direct access to Destiny USA (CCM, or what ever it is called now) from the walk and where is it? I noticed the photos near Destiny, but I am not clear about pedestrian access.
- Are there kiosks along the creekwalk that direct pedestrians to points of interest?
In any event, I am looking forward to visting over the holidays to check out the creek walk. I love to walk and bike for exercise. I am impressed by the P-S photos, but you really don't know how well it was planned and constructed until you experience it. In any event, I think it will be a great tourist destination and will attract development within the inner-harbor.
I think it is really cool that Syracuse Dog Control Officer Jason Driscoll takes his kayak to work (from the valley to inner-harbor). Great exercise!!
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You think people are going to line up in the morning and wait for this time consuming process just for a cup of coffee? I don't believe it will work-folks are in a hurry.
You think people are going to line up in the morning and wait for this time consuming process just for a cup of coffee? I don't believe it will work-folks are in a hurry.
Perhaps those that live, study and work Downtown might though. It offers another option for Downtown and it is a local product, which is icing on the cake.
You think people are going to line up in the morning and wait for this time consuming process just for a cup of coffee? I don't believe it will work-folks are in a hurry.
The article says they've already been doing it in their store on Tully St and are working on getting it going in the store in Eastwood. Apparently it's very popular in NYC, so there obviously is some demand for it.
It will work in some places and not in others. With an extra staff person on hand and tight control over process it can work in a commercial cafe environment but only when customers believe the extra few minutes of waiting time is worth it. I've been making my brewed coffee with various pourover methods (originally Melitta and Chemex and lately with a Hario brand cone or a Clever Dripper) since 1979. yes I'm that old and have been into coffee for that long ;-) If done correctly it yields a better cup - no doubt about that.
A hybrid approach used by some cafes is to offer batch brewed coffee from airpots until 11 AM to accommodate the morning rush and then offer only manual pourover from 11 until closing time. This reduces morning rush waiting time, allows a wider choice of coffees for the typically more leisurely afternoon or evening customers and also greatly reduces waste. The popularity of by-the-cup manual pourover is a global trend among progressive cafes that are pursuing best cup quality - it's not just in NYC.
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