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Old Posted Jun 5, 2012, 4:10 PM
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Thanks for the welcome, Ex. Hope all is well.

It's good to see Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick forcefully advocate for more density and less parking in collegetown. Nevertheless, if I were a betting man, I'd bet that this project doesn't happen...I just don't see it getting a varience for the parking requirement

Attacking City’s ‘Backwards’ Parking Laws, Mayor Backs Collegetown Crossing Project
Myrick ’09 says revision of city parking requirements could lower housing prices



May 31, 2012
By Jeff Stein

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 threw his support behind a controversial proposal to construct a new housing complex on College Avenue in a memo he sent to city officials last month, saying that the city’s current parking laws create “aesthetic blight,” drive up housing prices and need to be revised.

Here's the link: http://cornellsun.com/section/news/c...collegetown-cr

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