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Michigan Flyer wants bus terminal on Michigan Avenue



LANSING TWP. – The airport commuter bus service Michigan Flyer wants to build a passenger terminal on the site of a former used car lot on East Michigan Avenue.

Michigan Flyer LLC, which buses travelers to and from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, plans to redevelop 10 parcels bordering Michigan Avenue, along Howard Avenue and Detroit Street, for the $1.6 million project. The East Lansing company is part of Owosso-based Indian Trails Inc.

Lansing Township's board next month will consider a site plan and hold a public hearing about a proposed brownfield plan.

Michigan Flyer has 12 scheduled trips daily from East Lansing to Detroit Metro and back, with stops in Ann Arbor. It is considering building a temporary bus station that would make way for a permanent terminal and an office building or hotel once it finds a development partner, said Steve Hayward, executive director of Lansing Township's Eastwood Downtown Development Authority, who is overseeing the project for the township.
John Peckham, who is representing Michigan Flyer in the process, declined comment on the company's plans. Chad Cushman, an Indian Trails vice president, could not be reached for comment.

The project would involve properties on Howard and Detroit, according to a brownfield plan filed with the township. Three existing houses would be demolished as part of the plan. Also, Hayward said, environmental studies turned up foundations from previous buildings that also would need to be excavated.

The lot, once used by Bud Kouts Chevrolet for its used car operations, now is a site for temporary Michigan Flyer bus parking. Township planning commissioners unanimously approved the project, Hayward said, because it has long been vacant and could contribute more traffic and tax revenue if it was in use.

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Lansing State Journal
Oct. 20, 2014
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/s...inal/17581337/