Great idea Tom. Tony On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 11:18 PM, Thomas Shelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 02:20 PM 10/14/2008 -0700, George Frantz wrote: > >While I would love top see a central market downtown I'm not sure it would > >be a workable, or good idea.......much deleted..... > > and, again... > > >Finally, it should indeed be a publcily owned market. Parking garages > >after all can be publicly owned and subsidized, so why not a central > market? > > Humm..... Perhaps a new farmers' market should be held in one of the > parking garages--like the top two floors of the new garage, the open roof > level and the level below it. I have heard that it is an underutilized > parking structure and perhaps this would be a good place to build permanent > stalls. And it is owned by the City already. Another location might be > the open space along the Six Mile Creek, behind the new buildings facing > Green St. and east of the new parking garage? Maybe these types of > locations would offer more flexibility and access to parking for those that > need to drive in than the Commons? At the same time they would offer easy > access to those that would walk or bike to the market. The downtown > location would encourage walking and biking over driving for many. It > certainly would for me. And I think this location would still draw traffic > to the Commons which would be one of the economic advantages of a downtown > Farmers' Market. Tom > > ****************************************** > Tom Shelley > 118 E. Court St. > Ithaca, NY 14850 > 607 342-0864 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Compost Educator and Sustainability Scion* > > What Does Zero Waste Mean? > "If it cant be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, > resold, recycled, or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned, > or removed from production." > Berkeley Zero Waste Resolution > See http://www.cityofberkeley.info/council8/newsletter.pdf > > *noun: a shoot or bud of a plant, esp. one for planting or grafting > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law. - Buddha _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
