Apparently nobody knows who owns University Avenue, Cornell or the City of Ithaca: The building, which would house the College of Art, Architecture and Planning, would connect Sibley and Rand Halls and jut out over the top of University Avenue. Shirley Egan, Cornell's associate university counsel, said research she's done shows that University Avenue is a unique circumstance, and may not even belong to the city at all. The road that makes up University Avenue has been in use since before the city was formed, which makes it nearly impossible to determine ownership.The Ithaca Board of Public Works postponed a decision on approval for Cornell University's proposed construction of Milstein Hall at its meeting Wednesday night.
Maybe this explains why University Avenue is always in such a state of disrepair. Neither Cornell nor the City of Ithaca thinks that they are the responsible party.
I still want to know how smart it is to dig so close to a 100 foot gorge.
