Station 8: Evaluating future options

Are there any study goals you think are missing? Here is what we've heard:

  • How does this connect to the sustainability plan?
    (Posted on:5/10/2011 11:21:41 AM)
  • Promote a serious dialogue that addresses urban viability and suburban living
    (Posted on:5/10/2011 11:21:23 AM)
  • Public transit as a "solution" Electric train with park & ride - Like DC area.
    (Posted on:5/10/2011 11:20:45 AM)
  • Opening a route from Rt 81 in Nedrow to the west to the Thruway
    (Posted on:5/10/2011 11:20:17 AM)
  • There should be a holistic approach to planning the future of the city and surrounding areas, not in fragments
    (Posted on:5/10/2011 11:19:43 AM)
  • Integrate the future of I-81 with a comprehensive city/regional development plan
    (Posted on:5/10/2011 11:19:05 AM)
  • Not all voices are equal in this scenario. While sensitivity to suburban users is important, it is critical to weigh responses in direct relationship to the stake at hand. In other words, if my only concern is getting to work easily, there is minimal investment, and moving work closer to me is often the result. Those who live in the immediate area will ultimately determine the attractiveness of whatever project is effected. Stated otherwise, if I live out on the golf course, my concern with the upkeep and quality of life downtown is limited to daylight, weekday hours. And if it deteriorates too much, I can move my office out of the city. If I live in the city, I am invested in the whole of what happens and will work to prevent deterioration.
    (Posted on:5/7/2011 9:02:44 PM)
  • Considering both together?
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 3:17:59 PM)
  • THINK ABOUT Resridents! Not noise, traffic, or other miniscule things.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 3:17:17 PM)
  • You don't need a billion dollar plan to make positive fixes today! Repair streetlights and paint crosswalks. Enforce the laws!
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 3:16:08 PM)
  • What about emergencies to the hospital?
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 3:14:39 PM)
  • The age of cars has to transition into something sustainable. Regional commuter mass transit.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 3:14:01 PM)
  • Creating a streetscape that is aesthetically pleasing and functional.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 3:12:55 PM)
  • The access I-81 gave before is still useable at the end of this project.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 3:12:12 PM)
  • Replace 81 with a safe, modern, aesthetically pleasing facility. Don't waste my tax $$ on some boondoggle that causes more problems.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 3:10:57 PM)
  • What will be impact on nother interstate exists? i.e., Teale and 690 (example of No planning!)
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 3:09:22 PM)
  • Dome game traffic.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:58:15 PM)
  • Build a system that is more convenient and cheaper for users than cars. 62,000 commuters on mass transit.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:57:56 PM)
  • The access that I-81 gave before is still usable at the end of this project.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:56:43 PM)
  • Safe access for people with disabilities at ground level!
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:55:11 PM)
  • Maintain care for family issues.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:54:33 PM)
  • Study Goal: Emergency vehicle activity on 81. Protect, or need better, access to hospitals.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:54:09 PM)
  • "Hanging Gardens of Syracuse." Also, great as a park in winter.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:52:14 PM)
  • The community needs to challenge itself to act with vision and long-term regional planning vibrancy; short-term, suburban-focused or interstate-only plans will not serve anyone well in 30 years.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:50:13 PM)
  • If you remove I-81 bridges, etc. -- have a special lane for emergency vehicles to get to hospitals fast.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:48:09 PM)
  • Syracuse sbow, how routes will be affected, NYS Fair.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:46:46 PM)
  • Central Park where I81 is now.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:45:53 PM)
  • Aesthetics -- I agree!
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:45:25 PM)
  • Aesthetics! Form follows function.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:44:42 PM)
  • Expand and or develop light rail. Begin a good dialogue with CSX, Finger Lakes Railway & NYS&W to utilize the lightly used rail lines that enter city limits from suburbs -- like Baltimore, MD and others. Many commuters to...
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:44:10 PM)
  • Encourage public transportation and bicylcing.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:39:31 PM)
  • How does HSL development impact these desicions? Are there benefits to ...
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:38:58 PM)
  • Onondaga County's biggest problem is haphazard, ugly suburban sprawl. Not one more 3,000 square foot home on an acre of land should be allowed to be built in Manlius, Lysander, or Skaneateles. High density city and inner suburbs -- Dewitt, Geddes, Salina -- should be encouraged. Plenty of empty areas in these locations. Then improve mass transit.
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 2:37:29 PM)
  • we need a system that is more "weather friendly". Isn't there a reasonable system that prevents road surfaces from freezing, and haven't we developed any road surface technology that can withstand the winter conditions in the area. I laugh at how they are redeveloping the NYS Thruway West of the city with Concrete surfaces, and then you take Route 390 South of Rochester which is all concrete and they have more of that road under construction than the Thruway itself. We seem to resurface a road and then spend the next 20 years repatching it every year. Causing MOre and more road construction with more and more delays of traffic
    (Posted on:5/5/2011 12:12:55 AM)
  • Need more case studies. The 5 used were not enough. 2 of the 5 make no sense do not transition to Syracuse
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 12:03:57 PM)
  • Improve quality of life
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 12:03:02 PM)
  • Mixed use auto/trucks and dedicated bus lanes and light rail
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 12:02:41 PM)
  • During the job-creation phase, employ more minorities - especially African Americans
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 12:02:12 PM)
  • If they build it they will nurture, protect and grow with it
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 12:01:20 PM)
  • Promote sustainable land development patterns... infill versus sprawl.
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 12:00:49 PM)
  • Listen to the neighborhood, SU and Medical Complex leaders, and those most effected. Don't listen to suburban "scare mongers" who think new ideas will hurt commute.
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 12:00:23 PM)
  • Improve city living opportunities
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:59:06 AM)
  • Look at what other orgs/planning committees have done (such as the Schuylkill River Dev. Corp in Philadelphia).
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:58:45 AM)
  • Financial metrics are not being presented. In order to educate the public this must be considered. Life cycle cost analysis must be presented for various modes of transportation.
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:57:21 AM)
  • Committee members should travel to other cities to see how they did it. (Not just case studies) It is important to see citizens using the paths/roads/transportation and the parks or businesses near the transportation. I recommend visits
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:56:20 AM)
  • Investigate: 1) West Virginia Univ "people mover" (old technology, but can be updated?). 2) Mag lev (usually for large high speed but do they have a small, light option?
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:55:11 AM)
  • Need to expand effect area of alternatives and major land uses (50 yrs)
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:53:50 AM)
  • Study medical accessibility - downtown hospitals
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:52:16 AM)
  • Good mobility, no gridlock. An elevated highway can be attractive
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:51:18 AM)
  • A very important decision for the community. Keep a level head in your decisions
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:50:45 AM)
  • Avoid the "Robert Moses" style of thinking
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:50:18 AM)
  • A thoroughfare replacement would be very detrimental to outer commercial stock much more than thru traffic and lost mobility
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:49:58 AM)
  • Need to take a look at negative impacts on surrounding communities and businesses for all options being considered. Cannot let surrounding communities deteriorate
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:48:22 AM)
  • Develop a highway design that will not fall apart due to our climate conditions and salt damage
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:47:32 AM)
  • Keep pedestrians in mind for all solutions
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:46:49 AM)
  • Redevelop the south side of Syracuse by feathering traffic through old commercial corridors
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:46:27 AM)
  • Enhance local mobility (within city: 481-690)
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:45:35 AM)
  • What should be done with the area to either side (several blocks) of Almond Blvd once the 81 viaduct come down? People need to think about that
    (Posted on:5/4/2011 11:44:56 AM)
  • can you leave space in the plan for whatever transport/infrastructure need will come along next, like the lake water cooling plan? Is there a way to minimize the impact of lake effect snow on the safety and commuting time on the solution (automated deicing, use of waste heat from the steam plant to help clear sidewalks, covered walking routes
    (Posted on:5/3/2011 10:48:55 PM)

 
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