Lansing to save MCS?

[Stosh]

I believe that to "restore" the building would cost vast sums, and undoubtedly more than the book caddy. However, if one were to adaptively reuse the structure, and disregard the interior, perhaps the figure could be below the book caddy's price tag. I have a hunch the government would choose the latter. Though it would be a punch in the gut, at least it would preserve the exterior of this endangered structure.

How does one "adaptively reuse" a structure by disregarding it's interior? Using it for target practice for the feds?

[Sandhouse]

The word "facadectomy" has been coined to describe saving only the outside of a historic building, while building a whole new structure inside or behind the facade. It's easy to imagine something like this happening to the waiting room and concourse of MC Depot, if a use were ever found for the building. That's a big "if," of course.

I wish I could have attended the Senate hearing, just to see how familiar the rural Republicans were with the building and the surrounding neighborhood. I have a hunch I wouldn't have run in to them at the next table at Lupita's after the meeting, but maybe I'm being too cynical.

[dtowncitylover]

I thank Sen. Brown for his wanting of MCS to be a transportation hub again. But the light rail line does not need to be connected to MCS. If used for transportation, MCS should be the center of the commuter rail lines [[and Amtrak) that will branch out from Detroit. Our current station does not have the capacity to carry both Amtrak and let's say 4 commuter rail lines [[Ann Arbor, Pontiac, Port Huron, and Monroe are the three I saw for the transportation plan) The train station can be the hub and headquarters and/or offices for the transportation authority and Amtrak offices, if so desired. Express buses and go between downtown and MCS for passengers.