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I am a resident living upstairs of a bar called Silky Jones in Downtown Commons. It keeps playing loud music at night these days. I think the noise level is unreasonable. Even it is a bar, it should...
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I am a resident living upstairs of a bar called Silky Jones in Downtown Commons. It keeps playing loud music at night these days. I think the noise level is unreasonable. Even it is a bar, it should not affect neighbourhood's life. What disturbed me is not only the high volume of the music but also the vibration the loud music creates. I don't really know where I can report this problem. That is why I wrote here. I hope relevant departments can help me solve this problem. Thank you!
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Jan 12, 2019 by
Lindsey (5 points)
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I am a resident living upstairs of a bar called Silky Jones in Downtown Commons. It keeps playing loud music at night these days. I think the noise level is unreasonable. Even it is a bar, it should not affect neighbourhood's life. What disturbed me is not only the high volume of the music but also the vibration the loud music creates. I don't really know where I can report this problem. That is why I wrote here. I hope relevant departments can help me solve this problem. Thank you!
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Very hard to see at this intersection, cars go over speed limit.
Jun 20, 2018 by
CEOOFMYHOUSE (8 points)
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Very hard to see at this intersection, cars go over speed limit.
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Save the Old Train/Bus Station building! What a wonderful historic site!
I hope someone has a vision for this old building and will bring it back to life in a new and exciting way.
Jul 5, 2018 by
L W (5 points)
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Save the Old Train/Bus Station building! What a wonderful historic site!
I hope someone has a vision for this old building and will bring it back to life in a new and exciting way.
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I'm concerned about the parking downtown, specifically the commons/central downtown. I moved to Ithaca about 16 years ago and ever since moving here, there's been a problem with lack of parking spaces...
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I'm concerned about the parking downtown, specifically the commons/central downtown. I moved to Ithaca about 16 years ago and ever since moving here, there's been a problem with lack of parking spaces downtown. Now, with all the new apartments/hotels being built right around the commons with no infrastructure plan in place to support the additional traffic and cars the tenants will be bringing to the area. I rarely go to the Commons due to the difficulty in parking, but when I do go, I find the foot traffic extremely low, and I believe this is due to the lack of parking. I know of one store that will be moving from the commons in the near future due to the lack of people shopping the commons. I noticed that the new Green Street parking garage is being planned - and that's good, but, 1000 spaces of parking, with some that will be probably reserved for the attached office space, will not be enough. More parking needs to be available or downtown will be a nightmare to travel and park.
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Mar 8, 2019 by
Runner (8 points)
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I'm concerned about the parking downtown, specifically the commons/central downtown. I moved to Ithaca about 16 years ago and ever since moving here, there's been a problem with lack of parking spaces downtown. Now, with all the new apartments/hotels being built right around the commons with no infrastructure plan in place to support the additional traffic and cars the tenants will be bringing to the area. I rarely go to the Commons due to the difficulty in parking, but when I do go, I find the foot traffic extremely low, and I believe this is due to the lack of parking. I know of one store that will be moving from the commons in the near future due to the lack of people shopping the commons. I noticed that the new Green Street parking garage is being planned - and that's good, but, 1000 spaces of parking, with some that will be probably reserved for the attached office space, will not be enough. More parking needs to be available or downtown will be a nightmare to travel and park.
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Add picnic tables and more benches & trash cans at Washington Park
This is such a large park, but is missing more places to sit. Also, a couple more trash cans would help.
Jun 19, 2018 by
Susan Sitaraman (5 points)
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Add picnic tables and more benches & trash cans at Washington Park
This is such a large park, but is missing more places to sit. Also, a couple more trash cans would help.
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I'm the president of the non-profit makerspace Ithaca Generator. This thought relates the the whole ecosystem however.
The mayor has acknowledged the maker movement in his public statements and...
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I'm the president of the non-profit makerspace Ithaca Generator. This thought relates the the whole ecosystem however.
The mayor has acknowledged the maker movement in his public statements and signed the president's Mayor maker challenge.
Ithaca has a constellation of makerspaces to support different demographics - makerspaces in schools, makerspaces on Cornell campus, in the public library, and at the highly-focused REV.
I think Ithaca should have a well-equipped and well-staffed makerspace that is a real civic amenity to folks from all walks of life and educational backgrounds. IG is that to some extent, but we have a long way to go before we can really claim to be accessible to all, and offer educational programming.
Specifically, I would like to suppoort light manufacturing of local products by entrepreneurs and artisans who don't fit the REV model. Studios, social events, and manufacturing space for small to micro-enterprises could bridge the gap into manufacturing.
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Jan 31, 2017 by
Elliot Wells (5 points)
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I'm the president of the non-profit makerspace Ithaca Generator. This thought relates the the whole ecosystem however.
The mayor has acknowledged the maker movement in his public statements and signed the president's Mayor maker challenge.
Ithaca has a constellation of makerspaces to support different demographics - makerspaces in schools, makerspaces on Cornell campus, in the public library, and at the highly-focused REV.
I think Ithaca should have a well-equipped and well-staffed makerspace that is a real civic amenity to folks from all walks of life and educational backgrounds. IG is that to some extent, but we have a long way to go before we can really claim to be accessible to all, and offer educational programming.
Specifically, I would like to suppoort light manufacturing of local products by entrepreneurs and artisans who don't fit the REV model. Studios, social events, and manufacturing space for small to micro-enterprises could bridge the gap into manufacturing.
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I am a resident at 120 Valentine Pl. My neighbor has been making shouting very loudly throughout the past half a year, and it gets even worse these days - he persistently made the noise from 3pm to...
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I am a resident at 120 Valentine Pl. My neighbor has been making shouting very loudly throughout the past half a year, and it gets even worse these days - he persistently made the noise from 3pm to 3am everyday. Another neighbor and I both find his noises really disruptive. We have written them many notes and even asked the landlord to send him an email about that, but he ignores that and is making even louder noise. I tried contact the police department but the officer told me it is out of its jurisdiction.
His carelessness is seriously affecting his neighbors, given in this period of time when all of us are doing social-distancing. His behavior is particularly irresponsible in this period as everyone needs to stay inside their room.
Can I know what else I can do to tackle this problem please?
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Mar 24, 2020 by
Long L. (5 points)
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I am a resident at 120 Valentine Pl. My neighbor has been making shouting very loudly throughout the past half a year, and it gets even worse these days - he persistently made the noise from 3pm to 3am everyday. Another neighbor and I both find his noises really disruptive. We have written them many notes and even asked the landlord to send him an email about that, but he ignores that and is making even louder noise. I tried contact the police department but the officer told me it is out of its jurisdiction.
His carelessness is seriously affecting his neighbors, given in this period of time when all of us are doing social-distancing. His behavior is particularly irresponsible in this period as everyone needs to stay inside their room.
Can I know what else I can do to tackle this problem please?
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I am concerned about the police violence that occurred on the Commons on April 6. Two African American members of the community were the victims of an assault, and Ithaca police officers tackled,...
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I am concerned about the police violence that occurred on the Commons on April 6. Two African American members of the community were the victims of an assault, and Ithaca police officers tackled, tased, and arrested them while leaving the white instigator alone.
This incident is structural racism in policing. I ask the city/county to advance the demands that Black Lives Matter Ithaca and the Multicultural Resource Center made in a statement:
Drop all charges associated with the incident and issue a public apology.
Cover all healthcare expenses and other damages of those arrested.
Launch a full investigation of the individual who instigated the altercation by forcibly touching a woman without consent.
Discipline the officers who used excessive force during the arrest and mishandled the removal of the taser probes.
Acknowledge the larger pattern of discrimination against people of color by the IPD.
Equip the Community Police Board with power to hold officers accountable.
Thank you.
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Jun 10, 2019 by
John Suter (15 points)
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I am concerned about the police violence that occurred on the Commons on April 6. Two African American members of the community were the victims of an assault, and Ithaca police officers tackled, tased, and arrested them while leaving the white instigator alone.
This incident is structural racism in policing. I ask the city/county to advance the demands that Black Lives Matter Ithaca and the Multicultural Resource Center made in a statement:
Drop all charges associated with the incident and issue a public apology.
Cover all healthcare expenses and other damages of those arrested.
Launch a full investigation of the individual who instigated the altercation by forcibly touching a woman without consent.
Discipline the officers who used excessive force during the arrest and mishandled the removal of the taser probes.
Acknowledge the larger pattern of discrimination against people of color by the IPD.
Equip the Community Police Board with power to hold officers accountable.
Thank you.
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Need to put up a sun shade for the basketball court. The late day sun is blinding players. they are waiting until dark just to play..
Jun 11, 2019 by
Brandon Muirhead (25 points)
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Need to put up a sun shade for the basketball court. The late day sun is blinding players. they are waiting until dark just to play..
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Police should enforce traffic laws regarding pedestrian crosswalks. Of all the places I have lived, never have so few vehicles yielded to pedestrians trying to cross at legally designated crosswalks....
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Police should enforce traffic laws regarding pedestrian crosswalks. Of all the places I have lived, never have so few vehicles yielded to pedestrians trying to cross at legally designated crosswalks.
The police department should deploy plain clothed officers to crosswalks and ticket vehicles that fail to yield.
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Nov 1, 2017 by
MikeD (15 points)
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Police should enforce traffic laws regarding pedestrian crosswalks. Of all the places I have lived, never have so few vehicles yielded to pedestrians trying to cross at legally designated crosswalks.
The police department should deploy plain clothed officers to crosswalks and ticket vehicles that fail to yield.
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Someone just hit my car at the green street garage. They did not pay for the ticket and they slip through behind me when i paid for mine. I do not know this person and they out right stressed me out...
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Someone just hit my car at the green street garage. They did not pay for the ticket and they slip through behind me when i paid for mine. I do not know this person and they out right stressed me out and yell at me. I would like to make a complaint. I've never felt so unsafe at green street garage so i fled the seen cause he seem dangerous. Email me at pksageglitch@gmail.com for more info and get number so you can call me.
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Oct 11, 2018 by
Andrew Dawkins (5 points)
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Someone just hit my car at the green street garage. They did not pay for the ticket and they slip through behind me when i paid for mine. I do not know this person and they out right stressed me out and yell at me. I would like to make a complaint. I've never felt so unsafe at green street garage so i fled the seen cause he seem dangerous. Email me at pksageglitch@gmail.com for more info and get number so you can call me.
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I visited some family in Cortland, NY and went to Wickwire Pool, to my surprise it was FREE. Ithaca should have a Free Pool for kids and teens in our community.
Jun 28, 2019 by
CEOOFMYHOUSE (8 points)
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I visited some family in Cortland, NY and went to Wickwire Pool, to my surprise it was FREE. Ithaca should have a Free Pool for kids and teens in our community.
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Ithaca should take the intitiative and test all nursing home emloyees for Covid-19 and, have a protocol in place that limits their activities for 3 weeks.
Mar 25, 2020 by
Scott Noren (5 points)
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Ithaca should take the intitiative and test all nursing home emloyees for Covid-19 and, have a protocol in place that limits their activities for 3 weeks.
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Please make sure easy and comfortable access to the Tompkins County Public Library is one of your top concerns. Currently the buses lining the street in front of the library is counter-productive to...
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Please make sure easy and comfortable access to the Tompkins County Public Library is one of your top concerns. Currently the buses lining the street in front of the library is counter-productive to the idea of coming to TCPL. A good majority of our community happen to be senior citizens and we want easy access. Downtown Ithaca is currently a maze, what with detours and construction.......I will go elsewhere to spend my time and money if need be, and so will many others. Downtown Green Street is NOT the place for a bus garage. The Common Council needs to work very hard to treat TCPL and its patrons fairly. The situation right now is not fair.
Thank you.
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Oct 4, 2018 by
Gay Huddle (5 points)
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Please make sure easy and comfortable access to the Tompkins County Public Library is one of your top concerns. Currently the buses lining the street in front of the library is counter-productive to the idea of coming to TCPL. A good majority of our community happen to be senior citizens and we want easy access. Downtown Ithaca is currently a maze, what with detours and construction.......I will go elsewhere to spend my time and money if need be, and so will many others. Downtown Green Street is NOT the place for a bus garage. The Common Council needs to work very hard to treat TCPL and its patrons fairly. The situation right now is not fair.
Thank you.
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If a particular tree is not known to sprout from stumps, allow it to degrade naturally. Or "seed" it with fungi, water well, and cover with wood chips. If the area does not have dangerous chemicals in...
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If a particular tree is not known to sprout from stumps, allow it to degrade naturally. Or "seed" it with fungi, water well, and cover with wood chips. If the area does not have dangerous chemicals in the surrounding soil, seed with edible fungi.If the particular tree does sprout from stumps, cover the stump with opaque material for a year. Herbicides have their own environmentally detrimental characteristics. Have community gatherings to teach people advantages of using fungi, and see if individual neighborhoods want to "adopt" some stumps. Contact someone like Paul Stamets. Who are mycologists in your community that would be willing to help?
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Nov 8, 2019 by
Laura Westbrook (5 points)
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If a particular tree is not known to sprout from stumps, allow it to degrade naturally. Or "seed" it with fungi, water well, and cover with wood chips. If the area does not have dangerous chemicals in the surrounding soil, seed with edible fungi.If the particular tree does sprout from stumps, cover the stump with opaque material for a year. Herbicides have their own environmentally detrimental characteristics. Have community gatherings to teach people advantages of using fungi, and see if individual neighborhoods want to "adopt" some stumps. Contact someone like Paul Stamets. Who are mycologists in your community that would be willing to help?
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The new sidewalks / medians / stop signs/ and lane patterns at the intersections of State st / Buffalo st / Hector st / Floral Ave are causing traffic to be unbearable and unsafe on all of these...
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The new sidewalks / medians / stop signs/ and lane patterns at the intersections of State st / Buffalo st / Hector st / Floral Ave are causing traffic to be unbearable and unsafe on all of these streets. Please have someone monitor this and reconsider the plan.
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Sep 6, 2018 by
Ariel Ecklund (5 points)
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The new sidewalks / medians / stop signs/ and lane patterns at the intersections of State st / Buffalo st / Hector st / Floral Ave are causing traffic to be unbearable and unsafe on all of these streets. Please have someone monitor this and reconsider the plan.
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My mother currently resides at Cayuga Ridge. It has been one year now. The people of Ithaca should be outraged at the lack of staffing and lack of care. I h ave several graphic details that I can go...
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My mother currently resides at Cayuga Ridge. It has been one year now. The people of Ithaca should be outraged at the lack of staffing and lack of care. I h ave several graphic details that I can go into if any is interes. Yesterday was my fourth time of filing a complaint with the state. I have sent emails to the Mayor, senator, govener. No reply, which is not surprising. Ithaca has always been a very liberal town. I think some of the liberals should make a visit to a nursing home near you, maybe then, lifetime residents will get more respect, than pass through students.
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Aug 24, 2019 by
Debra Smith (5 points)
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My mother currently resides at Cayuga Ridge. It has been one year now. The people of Ithaca should be outraged at the lack of staffing and lack of care. I h ave several graphic details that I can go into if any is interes. Yesterday was my fourth time of filing a complaint with the state. I have sent emails to the Mayor, senator, govener. No reply, which is not surprising. Ithaca has always been a very liberal town. I think some of the liberals should make a visit to a nursing home near you, maybe then, lifetime residents will get more respect, than pass through students.
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Dear Mayor,
Please do not allow electric scooters in Ithaca. My husband and I were in Baltimore, which has them, and we saw several wipeouts of drivers, and were almost in a collision with several...
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Dear Mayor,
Please do not allow electric scooters in Ithaca. My husband and I were in Baltimore, which has them, and we saw several wipeouts of drivers, and were almost in a collision with several scooter drivers. I believe that scooters in Ithaca will be detrimental to the Ithaca environment. Helmets are not required, licenses are not required and training is not required. They are not safe for pedestrians or drivers .
As a senior citizen, I definitely do not want to confront scooters in Ithaca.
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Jun 19, 2019 by
PAULA TWOMEY (5 points)
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Dear Mayor,
Please do not allow electric scooters in Ithaca. My husband and I were in Baltimore, which has them, and we saw several wipeouts of drivers, and were almost in a collision with several scooter drivers. I believe that scooters in Ithaca will be detrimental to the Ithaca environment. Helmets are not required, licenses are not required and training is not required. They are not safe for pedestrians or drivers .
As a senior citizen, I definitely do not want to confront scooters in Ithaca.
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I think a gradual ban on plastic bags in Ithaca would be great. Boston is just starting this process...
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I think a gradual ban on plastic bags in Ithaca would be great. Boston is just starting this process (https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/11/14/boston-plastic-bag-ban-begins-next-month-here-what-you-need-know/GhHOtKBB2D0ufSPfFuxtJI/story.html?s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Afacebook) and I think this would be widely accepted by Ithaca and has environmental impact by helping to lower demand for single use plastic bags, but also would decrease litter assiciated with plastic bags.
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Nov 15, 2018 by
Lillian Baptist (5 points)
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I think a gradual ban on plastic bags in Ithaca would be great. Boston is just starting this process (https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/11/14/boston-plastic-bag-ban-begins-next-month-here-what-you-need-know/GhHOtKBB2D0ufSPfFuxtJI/story.html?s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Afacebook) and I think this would be widely accepted by Ithaca and has environmental impact by helping to lower demand for single use plastic bags, but also would decrease litter assiciated with plastic bags.
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Are there any plans to bring a small supermarket onto the Commons?
With new apartments going up all around us, I see a need for a small or private market on the Commons. Is there any way to entice a...
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Are there any plans to bring a small supermarket onto the Commons?
With new apartments going up all around us, I see a need for a small or private market on the Commons. Is there any way to entice a small grocery store to expand onto the Commons proper? Doest Wegman's have an "Express" market? LOL When living on the Commons and using TCAT to commute to and from work, the only places to pick up something on the way home from work would be the Commons Market or Green Star. Both these stores are very limited in products.
Closest market to by a loaf of bread, eggs, a pound of ground beef and milk is Wegman's. This is troubling for those not wanting to deal with a trek to the supermarket.
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Oct 2, 2019 by
Roy (5 points)
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Are there any plans to bring a small supermarket onto the Commons?
With new apartments going up all around us, I see a need for a small or private market on the Commons. Is there any way to entice a small grocery store to expand onto the Commons proper? Doest Wegman's have an "Express" market? LOL When living on the Commons and using TCAT to commute to and from work, the only places to pick up something on the way home from work would be the Commons Market or Green Star. Both these stores are very limited in products.
Closest market to by a loaf of bread, eggs, a pound of ground beef and milk is Wegman's. This is troubling for those not wanting to deal with a trek to the supermarket.
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This is a two-way stop at a three-way intersection, and people never understand that the third car (turning onto Stewart from Willard) doesn't have to stop. Either people slow down traffic by stopping...
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This is a two-way stop at a three-way intersection, and people never understand that the third car (turning onto Stewart from Willard) doesn't have to stop. Either people slow down traffic by stopping where they don't need to in confusion, or people pull out from the other two points of the intersection without realizing that the cars from Willard don't stop, causing near-accidents. I live right by this intersection and there are constantly car horns going off because people can't figure this out- I feel like a real accident could happen here.
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Sep 14, 2019 by
Hayley Timmons (5 points)
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This is a two-way stop at a three-way intersection, and people never understand that the third car (turning onto Stewart from Willard) doesn't have to stop. Either people slow down traffic by stopping where they don't need to in confusion, or people pull out from the other two points of the intersection without realizing that the cars from Willard don't stop, causing near-accidents. I live right by this intersection and there are constantly car horns going off because people can't figure this out- I feel like a real accident could happen here.
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Can parking enforcements talk nicely to people?
I lived in college town Ithaca, I have seen the parking enforcements yelling at people who just park to drop off something very quick and go.Instead of...
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Can parking enforcements talk nicely to people?
I lived in college town Ithaca, I have seen the parking enforcements yelling at people who just park to drop off something very quick and go.Instead of yelling, can they just give a ticket? why the officers have make others feel embarrassed.
Can't the enforcements be more friendly to people?
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Oct 29, 2018 by
Zaw Winn (5 points)
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Can parking enforcements talk nicely to people?
I lived in college town Ithaca, I have seen the parking enforcements yelling at people who just park to drop off something very quick and go.Instead of yelling, can they just give a ticket? why the officers have make others feel embarrassed.
Can't the enforcements be more friendly to people?
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Students are given strong, graphic warnings about the dangers of swimming in the gorge, but these warnings are distant memories when the falls beckon. A more immediate, onsite reminder might help. Why...
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Students are given strong, graphic warnings about the dangers of swimming in the gorge, but these warnings are distant memories when the falls beckon. A more immediate, onsite reminder might help. Why not put up plaques to memorialize those who passed right at the spots where they swam, jumped, or slipped? I'm sure the families would approve if the memory of their loved one prevented just one needless death.
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Aug 10, 2017 by
Elsie (5 points)
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Students are given strong, graphic warnings about the dangers of swimming in the gorge, but these warnings are distant memories when the falls beckon. A more immediate, onsite reminder might help. Why not put up plaques to memorialize those who passed right at the spots where they swam, jumped, or slipped? I'm sure the families would approve if the memory of their loved one prevented just one needless death.
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I want a live feed of the commons so that I can see how crowded it is during festivals.
Sep 28, 2019 by
Melissa Morgan (5 points)
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I want a live feed of the commons so that I can see how crowded it is during festivals.
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The United States Census Bureau is in need of applicants to help complete the upcoming 2020 Census. Apply at 2020census.gov/jobs
$20/hr & $.58/mile for Census Takers
$22/hr $.58/mile for...
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The United States Census Bureau is in need of applicants to help complete the upcoming 2020 Census. Apply at 2020census.gov/jobs
$20/hr & $.58/mile for Census Takers
$22/hr $.58/mile for Supervisors
Weekly pay
Flexible schedule
No education requirement
Part time/full time
Email questions to Shannon. Wright@census.gov
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Jan 17, 2020 by
Shannon Kelly Wright (5 points)
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The United States Census Bureau is in need of applicants to help complete the upcoming 2020 Census. Apply at 2020census.gov/jobs
$20/hr & $.58/mile for Census Takers
$22/hr $.58/mile for Supervisors
Weekly pay
Flexible schedule
No education requirement
Part time/full time
Email questions to Shannon. Wright@census.gov
