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Finger Lakes Reuse seeks parking and circulation upgrades at 214 Elmira Road; board asks for circulation diagrams and stronger curbing
Summary
Finger Lakes Reuse presented a site-improvement plan to formalize parking, add landscaped islands, create two 10'x60' awnings and improve drop-off circulation at its Elmira Road reuse center. The board supported the concept but requested a pedestrian/vehicle circulation diagram, canopy drawings, and more robust curbing/tree-protection details.
Finger Lakes Reuse told the Planning and Development Board it plans to repave and restripe the parking, relocate storage containers, add landscape islands, formalize a multi‑lane drop‑off and add two 10'x60' awnings at its Ithaca reuse center at 214 Elmira Road.
Diane Cohen, CEO of Finger Lakes Reuse, described the nonprofit’s goals: improving the donor and shopping experience, increasing safety for staff and customers, and greening the site where a large proportion of the surface is currently paved. “We are turning to a redesign, repaving, and restriping of the parking lot with an eye toward making the shopping and donating experience more inviting and safer for our workers,…
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