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 […]
Here’s what Wesley Clark stands for, according to Michael Moore: “1. You oppose the Patriot Act and would fight the expansion of its powers. 2. You are firmly pro-choice. 3. You filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the University of Michigan’s affirmative action case. 4. You would get rid of […]