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A reader added this in comments to an open line last night, but it bears more attention.

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Library director Bobby Roberts is calling for allies in the library’s effort to hold down the size of a hotel proposed for a current parking lot on President Clinton Ave. across the street from the River Market. Note that Roberts doesn’t oppose 1) a hotel 2) modern architecture or 3) a mix of commercial and hotel use in the building. He’s merely arguing for a building whose height doesn’t dominate the surrounding older commercial structures (some being adapted for modern use).

I’m with Roberts, as usual. I’d be interested in hearing about traffic flow and parking, too.

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Below is 1) the lot targeted for a six-story development and 2) an aloft hotel in Rogers, the type proposed for the River Market.

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