http://statenews.com From the images of Spartans lining the halls of the Duffy Daugherty Football Building to the railings on the walkways of the new Farm Lane, construction projects across MSU are working toward a changed campus within the next year. While 34 buildings deemed too expensive to repair are being demolished at Spartan Village, Wharton Center is receiving its first repairs in 25 years. en-us Foundry4 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:11:30 -0500 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:11:50 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/16987/view “The biggest problem is the city planning is illogical,” said engineering sophomore John Jones. “If the city would just require the road work and water work to be completed at the same time, it would stop reducing efficiencies like they have been.” That is the stupidest comment the state news has printed this week! The city “planning” has no control over MDOT, Ingham County Rd Commission or any of the many other bureaucratic behemoths that you have to go through to get funding and approval for these projects. Stick to engineering and leave the real world to everyone else. Wed, 14 May 2008 17:25:14 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/16987/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/16990/view John – You are misinformed – Not sure why you would choose to lash out at this comment, but as an engineer, I feel the need to correct your misunderstanding. Most cities can and do prepare master plans that take into account entities that my be owned by other agencies in order to ensure this type of thing does not happen. For example, cities may delay replacing a water line for a few extra years if the road through which the line travels has recently been replaced and vice versa. Good planning amongst multiple agencies (or amongst multiple departments within a single agency) prevents excess construction head aches. Civil engineers (like those trained at MSU) work to figure these issues out all of the time. But, I’m guessing you already have this figured out since you understand the “real world”. Wed, 14 May 2008 20:11:50 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/16990/view