Comments on: DDA OKs Village Green Amendment

By: John Floyd

John Floyd — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:05:17 +0000

Yes, in Madison, WI. That town has had problems with new downtown residents in high rises discovering that undergraduates like to drink and get loud. [link]

By: Anna Ercoli Schnitzer

Anna Ercoli Schnitzer — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:56:09 +0000

I think that one should also keep in mind that right across the street from the proposed Village Green development are the Blind Pig, the Cavern Cave, etc., and those are places that play LOUD music! How will that work? I know that there are problems reported in NYC when housing is placed in close proximity to jazz clubs. Has this issue been discussed anywhere?

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:09:38 +0000

Joel, I too, am concerned with Village Green’s first floor. Has Denali place not taught city administrators anything? Do we really want another first floor of parking facing pedestrians? This site needs to include first floor retail.

By: Joel Batterman

Joel Batterman — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:02:15 +0000

How much longer can the City and DDA afford to subsidize new parking structures? It’s disappointing that our largest public investments in the downtown remain warehouses for cars, rather than spaces for people that everyone can enjoy.

Also, will the first level of the garage be fronted by retail? It’s not clear from the renderings I’ve seen.

While I sympathize with Dominick’s concerns, it’s hard for me to see how the Monroe street conversion would be a “disaster” for the place. As best as I can tell, most of their clientele is local, and the Law School expansion would seem to give them even more patrons.

By: John Dory

John Dory — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:29:03 +0000

The last thing A2 needs is for borders to move.

However the article I saw expects Borders to only be contemplating a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizaion, which may help the company survive as General Motors has done by restructuring debt and divesting from unprofiatble operations.

On a separate note, John Mouat and his team have been diligently working on transportation issues and the Plymouth- State connector study needs serious consideration as its impact would be profound.