Jeff Werner

Review of Downtown Ithaca Alliance (aka ...

A great place to walk around, get some food and dr...

A great place to walk around, get some food and drinks, shop if it's the daytime. Lots of great local shopping and eating options. Don't listen to people who complain about parking etc. If you're driving, just ditch your car in one of the MANY parking garages that are within a block of the Commons. Yeah, Ithaca is a denser city than it used to be, but it's still wonderfully easy-going and pedestrian-friendly on the Commons. Walking a block is good for you.

It'll take me a while to get used to the new remodeled Commons. The live music stage (Bernie Milton Pavilion) is, for some baffling reason, set up alongside a busy street and a noisy bus stop (??!) and the new "fountain" is an ugly wet rectangle. But, otherwise, it's pretty nice.