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Downtown Ithaca bus stops move Monday, Nov. 9

Plus, a petition asks the city to halt the Seneca Street garage demolition.

The Daily Ithaca team2 stories11 sources5 min read

DowntownTop story

Downtown Ithaca bus stops will move on Monday, Nov. 9, after the Seneca Street garage closure

Three downtown bus stops are moving, and Route 10 stays put

StopNew spot
E. Seneca St. stop near N. Cayuga St.Between Dewitt Mall and Tompkins Financial
Second E. Seneca St. stopCorner of E. Seneca and N. Tioga Sts.
Intercity buses200 block of S. Cayuga St.
TCAT Route 10Stays on N. Tioga St.

Sources: 607 News Now, Finger Lakes Daily News

If you ride or an intercity bus downtown, check your stop before Monday. TCAT and city officials agreed on a plan to ease congestion and help businesses after the Seneca St. garage closure, which was announced in April. They talked with downtown business owners for the last few weeks first.

  • Starts: Mon., Nov. 9
  • The first stop moves about 60 yards east
  • Routes 30, 30W and 90 use the Tioga corner
  • New: two accessible parking spaces on the 100 block of E. Seneca St.

The new spaces go near , behind the Ithaca Carshare space. Finger Lakes Daily News reports that TCAT will update its website, real-time Bus Tracker and MyStop app to match. The city says it will keep watching parking use during peak hours.

300+parking spaces within a 5-minute walk of the Commons

Officials point to the Cayuga Street Garage at 245 S. Cayuga St.

Sources: 607 News Now, Finger Lakes Daily News

City Hall

Downtown businesses are petitioning Ithaca to halt the Seneca Street garage demolition

If you've circled downtown looking for a spot lately, local business owners have noticed too. Moosewood Restaurant's online petition asks Common Council to pause demolition, order an independent structural study and hold a moratorium on redevelopment. It had 891 signatures as of Oct. 28.

“I think rather than moving hastily in 2027, I think you need to slow down and really think about what is a priority for downtown.”

Danica Wilcox, Moosewood owner, at the Oct. 14 Common Council meeting

Wilcox said roughly half of arriving dining parties send one person in first while the others circle the block. Peggy Coleman of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce said tourists generate 50% of downtown merchant sales. The city is also moving bus stops to address business concerns.

The petition and the garage by the numbers

891
petition signatures as of Oct. 28
$21.8 million
in downtown merchant sales from tourists in 2025
$3.39 million
in repairs, up to, per the 2025 evaluation

Source: Ithaca Times

  • Garage: 425 spaces across 10 levels
  • A 2022 review put overhauls at $3.66 million
  • Alderperson Margaret Fabrizio cast the lone no on Sept. 2

The garage went from closure to a site transfer in five months

  1. Apr. 10The garage closes after falling concrete debris triggers inspections.
  2. May 6City Manager Dominick Recckio blames freeze-thaw concrete spalling.
  3. Sept. 2Council approves transferring 202 E. Seneca St. to the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency.
  4. Oct. 14Business owners press council to review the garage.
  5. Oct. 28The petition stands at 891 signatures.

Source: Ithaca Times

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Road closure

Coddington Road in the Town of Ithaca is closed between the Ithaca College entrance and Troy Road for pipe replacement, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today, Mon., Nov. 9 and Tues., Nov. 10. A Tompkins SIREN alert says local traffic only and to expect delays. 14850.com

Coddington Road is closed from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on three days

Coddington Road, between the Ithaca College entrance and Troy Road

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.7 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.
  • 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Road closed for pipe replacement
Dates
Nov. 5, Nov. 9 and Nov. 10
Traffic
Local traffic only

Source: 14850.com

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WhenWhat
7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Road closed for pipe replacement
DatesNov. 5, Nov. 9 and Nov. 10
TrafficLocal traffic only

IC soccer

Both Ithaca College soccer teams won playoff games Tuesday. The men beat RPI 1-0 in overtime on a goal by senior Liam Breslin, and the women blanked RIT 1-0. The Post Star says the loss ended RPI's season. Both teams play Liberty League semifinals Friday at 1:30 p.m., the men at Vassar and the women at William Smith. 607 News NowThe Post Star

Veterans Day

The annual Tompkins County Veterans Day Ceremony is Wed., Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at Dewitt Park. VFW Post 961 and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 377 are hosting. 14850.com

Legal clinic

Cornell Law's Veterans Law Practicum and the county's Department of Veterans Services are hosting a free legal advice clinic for veterans on Tues., Nov. 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. It's at 111 N. Albany St., beside the mural. WBNG

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The Ithaca City School District joined the School Food Reboot Program alongside Lansing, Dryden, Groton, Newfield and TST BOCES. All six districts plan a monthly "Tompkins Tuesday." 607 News Now

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Downtown Ithaca bus stops move Monday, Nov. 9

Plus, a petition asks the city to halt the Seneca Street garage demolition.

The TLDR

  1. TCAT and intercity bus stops downtown move Monday, Nov. 9
  2. A petition asks the city to halt Seneca Street garage demolition
  3. Coddington Road closes today from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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