Corridor meet the Machine Age
What a perfect match. We saw that the Mello Velo satellite location on University Avenue (inside Copper Beech Complex) is open. The so-called commuter site will also offer rentals as well as service, sales and repair.
Positive Spin
Connective Corridor construction near the Center of Excellence unearths infrastructure from the old Washington Street line
Zeke Leonard, musician
Here is an idea whose time has come.
We look forward to more music/concerts and live shows at Forman Park along the Connective Corridor. Today we witnessed professor Zeke Leonard climb atop a car to perform “This Land is Your Land,” complete with a recycled ukulele and a NY-made-kazoo.
Leonard’s lunchtime performance was part of the Corridor’s Green Streets and Local Eats festival.
Let’s find a way to keep the music going at Forman Park.
Badge of Honor Association Ceremony, Forman Park
Detective Wallie Howard, Jr. was the last member of the Syracuse Police Department to be killed in the line of duty (1990).
Genesis & Exodus
Thanks to the many random drop-ins, friends, faithful clients, and family who visited our Midtown office over the years. We literally watched the neighborhood change around us.
The space was a great place to initiate this venture, and will remain an important part of our history.
The nearly century-old sycamore tree stands guard near southern entrance to the Syracuse Center of Excellence (CoE) property.
Construction continues on Washington Street near the CoE building (interrupting our normal Connective Corridor route). We took a recent tour of the facilities and were briefed on the numerous green projects and advanced energy systems. We also found out that Syracuse is taking sustainability + conservation to new heights, because although new foliage was added on Washington Street, they didn’t displace this mature sycamore (located near what will become the CoE parking lot).
Ride the High Line
Central New Yorker’s are fearless.
Who else could endure and enjoy an outdoor festival and a zip line during moderate winds and temperatures in the high-30s? Despite the chilly weather however, the attendance at inaugural the Zip Line Fest and Food Truck Rodeo was steady and strong. Students, business owners from the neighborhood, elected officials, and even families from other states (today was the last day of Parent’s Weekend at SU) filled Forman Park, and the crowds spilled onto East Genesee street on Sunday.
Parks & Rec Commissioner Baye Muhammad came out with his family to enjoy the festivities.
The energy the event created rivaled Armory Square, and maybe even more well-known public spaces such as Byrant Park, Rittenhouse Square, or Dupont Circle.
Dancing in the Park was also a highlight of the day.
PB&J’s Lunchbox also invaded the Eastside for the day (the mobile food truck is usually in Armory Square).
What a lively and unique way to kick off Phase two of the Connective Corridor construction project.
Walking the dog
Seventies in September makes a runner's world.
Signs and Windows along the Connective Corridor