the pope

centerpiece "staircase-elevator"? while I'm giggling at the phrase, i know exactly what you speak of.

but seriously, try looking for some type of foreign student association that may have many foreign born members and ask how they did it. has anyone picked up the phone and called financial aid? I mean case is generally fairly generous in the first place.

tell him to go back to his job at primo vino

why is there a cast iron soldier on the roof?

the through portion of 280 is open again if anyone cares. The bridge, was very close to being completed span-wise.

^alright we get it, you are tall. You can stop. Furthermore, you are not 8 feet tall.

so bottom line: it the most flexible option for long distance routes, like the imaginary U line for AA>Detroit>Pontiac?

to the best of my knowledge the only way to access the target is from the interior (ie parking garage). Then again, I haven't tried walking to the target yet.

^rooftop decks on public square. neato!

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that area needs better pedestrian signage, pronto. Sometimes I'm at the Starbucks (NW corner of Warrensvile & Cedar), while at starbucks I need cigarettes so I either go to the NE corner (walgreens) or the SW Corner (cvs). But I'm a fat american so I drive. Its an adventure crossing the intersection at any time, and quite often I fret for my life. Conversely, the pedestrians aren't educated any better. The most common head butt is when a pedestrian assumes the light cycle is complete and they start walking, failing to ignore the oncoming advance green left turn signal. Following up on matches point: I assumed that while the University Square wasn't anywhere near 100% leased, that they were fine given their major tenants in terms of sq footage (macy's, topps, target, jo-ann & pier one). Maybe this dent in their income related to tops leaving will force them to be a little more diligent about the marketing of the empty stores.

I would think given the more ideal increased frequency of stops between Detroit and Pontiac, LRT would make more sense for that leg.

^MOO?

ah yes, the great firefox problem. Though of all of my message boards, it only happens in SMF

i was just looking at it from a perspective of how far from the joe and the angle where it goes underground.

that would take some extremely creative track work to get a station anywhere near joe louis.

whatever happens in mexico..........

i like saying it the old school way why-an-dote-eh

^given the location of detroit's amtrak station, I think an LRT for woodward between the new center and downtown would make an excellent demo project (ignoring any and all logistical issues in my perfect world)

all of you, BANNED!

the day anyone seriously starts worrying about post counts and their comparison to their peers is truly a sad one.

we all can't be headed to Oakland County

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ECP Lightposts: better than Cincinnati's!

^^sorry, rumors untrue, that is not said Mr. DayMan