I’ve heard, although been unable to confirm anywhere else that a curator from the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg Russia who was coming to Ann Arbor was turned away at the Detroit Metro Airport by the Department of “Homeland” Security because he didn’t have the “correct” visa. He was to give a lecture in […]
Lots of action in the news today about local planning issues. The AATA has approved buying the YMCA for $3.5 million, significantly less than the Y was hoping for, and the article doesn’t note the potential terms – like whether or not the bus station will include mixed-use development or continue to contain low income […]
I’ve updated the links to include Black At Michigan, the September archives, M-Print, and ITCS’s web IFS interface. Others I should add? Let me know: rob @ goodspeedupdate.com.
At least the mayor has the right idea about mixed use in the “downtown” area: “Task force to focus on downtown living Mayor John Hieftje announced Monday that a City Council/Downtown Development Authority task force will try to find ways to increase residential living in downtown. Hieftje said he’d like to see if there are […]
The Ann Arbor News today covered the opening of the $3.2 million pedestrian bridge connecting the Life Sciences Institute complex and the medical campus, or more specifically, the sidewalk next to Couzens Hall. I’m glad what has been a 90-year old problem of pedestrians crossing Huron street has finally been addressed, and I think it […]
The City Council has voted unanimously to extent the life of the Downtown Development Authority, although harboring some skepticism: “Then, the amount of money the DDA sets aside for affordable housing projects become an issue. The DDA sets aside 6 percent of its TIF money for housing. The council wanted a higher percentage and asked […]
I discovered a campaign flyer produced by U-M student and first ward city council candidate Rick Lax at Cafe Ambrosia today. While almost certainly not progressive enough for my tastes, his platform presents a refreshing student-oriented point of view, if perhaps tempered by the scent of self-serving ambitions reminiscent Paul Scott and the University Party […]