The architecture seems to be modernist/International style with a couple historical throwbacks such as the cornice on the background building. It’s a great redevelopment that looks to be a mid-size residential or commercial structure that stands out, but not ostentatiously, from the streetscape. The conceptual drawing above is for a parking lot near the Cornell Daily Sun Building on West State Street.
Some of the desired developments I am quite fond of. Long story short, no one has the cash to put in a new fixed-rail line. Putting a new one in within the next decade is a pipe dream because of the sheer financial costs associated with infrastructure implementation.
The original line that went up East State Street and behind Cascadilla Hall closed in 1935. Some of the other assets the Alliance would like to see downtown are a combined city-county building, a teen activities center and a fixed-rail trolley line.įirst of all, good luck with the trolley line. Fitting these components in, along with staying within the city’s rather stringent zoning, is no easy task. The plan itself asks for an additional 200,000 square feet of office space, 500 residential units and more pedestrian traffic for retail outlets in the downtown area. Which I’m convinced were designed by someone who has a fascination for modern Scandinavian architecture. Ignoring the fact they spent a year and a half to discuss a vision ten years away, the plan has some merits and some lovely little conceptual drawings. The plan is a vision for downtown Ithaca in 2020. Ithaca, being that little bastion of liberal progressiveness, launched its own plan 18 months ago, and now the Downtown Ithaca Alliance has decided to share the fruits of its planning process for public input. These days, and “progressive” urban development scheme starts with a much publicized and criticized plan.
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