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Thanks for all this library info. I'm a heavy ...

2009-11-13T14:45:46.704-05:00

Thanks for all this library info. I'm a heavy user of the current library and can't wait for the new building. No matter what the design, the better location and vast expansion will be a boon to the neighborhood.

Jen, There are several elevators, mostly on the W...

2009-11-11T17:48:36.027-05:00

Jen,

There are several elevators, mostly on the Wayne Ave. side if I'm reading the plans right.

I was put off by the design at the meeting two weeks ago, but I've since come around. This is a very complex program and I think the architects have created an efficient solution. I hope this will become a great addition to DTSS and a catalyst for new investment up and down Fenton Street.

There are some kinks to be worked out, notably what this thing's gonna be made of, but I'm looking forward to getting this sucker built. We've waited a long time for this-it's time for the next phase in Downtown's rebirth to begin.

So, Dan what do you think of the design? I like t...

2009-11-11T12:24:14.843-05:00

So, Dan what do you think of the design?

I like that it would be light-filled and have a roof garden. I'm not so sure about the "grand staircase" -- it would be great exercise for healthy folks to walk up and down a three story staircase just to get into the library, but I wonder how realistic that is. I hope they are building enough elevators.

Friends of the Library needs to accept that the br...

2009-11-10T22:08:06.070-05:00

Friends of the Library needs to accept that the bridge has been rejected and move on. The distance that people in wheelchairs would have to walk across the bridge after parking in the garage on the north side of Wayne is essentially the same as the distance they would have to walk at street level. The Purple Line will stop at the library's doorstep. What this debate really boils down to is that some people just cannot seem to fathom the idea that building every structure around automobile access is tremendously wasteful, not to mention the fact that it undercuts efforts to reinvigorate street level retail in the SS CBD.