Ann Arbor City Council Preview: June 3rd 2019
Ricewood BBQ on opening day, 2016. Photo by Ed Vielmetti.Gentle readers, are you ready for tonight's episode of #a2council? Take a peep at the agenda here. The evening kicks off with a 24 item consent...
View ArticleFirst Friday and Ypsi Pride tonight
Gentle readers, it is a beautiful late spring day. You should come to Downtown and Depot Town tonight to celebrate Ypsi Pride and the June First Friday. It will be tons of fun and all the cool kids...
View ArticleAnn Arbor City Council Preview: June 17, 2019
Gentle reader, tonight is the second #a2counil meeting of June. I hope you are as excited as I am. Here's the agenda. The night starts off with deep 36 item Consent Agenda. Ca-18, CA-19, and CA-20 are...
View ArticleAnn Arbor City Council Preview: July 1, 2019
The area plan for the PUD proposal at 841 Broadway.Gentle readers, it's hard to believe but we are already half way through this season of #a2council. Check out tonight's agenda here. The evening kicks...
View ArticleCome to Ypsi for First Friday tonight
Tonight is First Friday in Ypsi. I know it's hot, but perhaps you could stop by Go! Ice Cream. They make an incredible homemade whipped cream that goes great on everything. Hope to see you there.
View ArticleZero Vision: Ann Arbor's Promotion of Driver Convenience Over Pedestrian Safety
A pedestrian crosses Plymouth Road at an RRFB-controlled crosswalkIn 2010 the Ann Arbor City Council, led by Mayor John Hieftje, enacted an ordinance requiring drivers to stop for pedestrians entering...
View ArticleAnn Arbor City Council Preview: July 15, 2019
Damn Arbor logo by Jon Wilcox. Gentle reader, it's Council Night in Ann Arbor. Here's the agenda for all you #a2council-heads out there. There is some good stuff on the docket tonight including several...
View ArticleArt Fair Bingo, a retrospective
2004 Art Fair Bingo via https://osric.com/bingo/According to osric.com/bingo, the authoritative source of Art Fair Bingo history, the game goes back to at least 1999. That said, some folks online have...
View ArticlePedestrian Safety Meeting tonight at Ann Arbor City Hall
A pedestrian crosses at a crosswalk with an RRFB. Photo by Erich Z.Tonight at 7 pm there is a Pedestrian Safety Meeting at City Hall. Here's the agenda. From 7-7:30 there will be an informal poster...
View ArticleElection 2020: Beto in Greektown
Former US Senate Candidate and Current US Presidential Candidate, Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke stands on a street in Greektown, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Photo By Benjamin C. Houston.At approximately...
View ArticleElection 2020: Lisa Disch launches bid for Ward 1 #a2Council seat
U of M Political Science Professor, Lisa Disch, has announced that she is running for the Ward 1 Ann Arbor City Council seat currently held by Anne Bannister. Disch is running as a progressive and...
View ArticleRoad diets
A satellite photo of Jackson Ave. during its reconfiguration. If you look closely, you can see the ghostly shadows of orange barrels. Gentle readers. I want to write a little bit about road diets....
View ArticleAnn Arbor City Council Preview: August 5, 2019
Gentle reader, August's first #a2council meeting is tonight at 7pm at City Hall. Here's the agenda. The evening kicks off with a modest 15 item consent agenda which has a conspicuous lack of street...
View ArticleVote today
Gentle readers there is an election in Washtenaw County today. The question is whether the Washtenaw Intermediate School District borrow up to $53,295,000 in bonds to build a new school. To pay for the...
View ArticleAnn Arbor City Council Preview: August 19, 2019
Gentle readers, it's #a2council Night in Ann Arbor. Here's the agenda for tonight's meeting. This is coming pretty late, so I am going to hit the highlights. PH-2/B-1 and PH-3/DB-1 are on the proposed...
View ArticleYpsiFest this weekend in Riverside Park
YpsiFest starts tonight. This is one of our counties more eclectic events and well worth your time. There will even be sheep there from project mow.
View ArticleAnn Arbor City Council Preview: September 3, 2019
The 7.7 acre parcel at 2857 Packard is the site of a proposed PUD (Agenda item C-1).Gentle readers, tonight is a special Tuesday edition of #a2council. Here's the agenda. The evening kicks off with 21...
View ArticleAnn Arbor City Council Preview: September 16, 2019
Gentle readers, it's time for the second #a2council meeting of September. Here's the agenda. Let's dive in! On the consent agenda we have a couple of street closings. One for this Friday's Climate...
View ArticleFall River Day this Sunday in Ypsi
This Sunday is Fall River Day in Ypsilanti. From noon to 3 pm there will be tons of great activities in Riverside Park including: games, nature activities, donuts, and birds of prey! There will also be...
View ArticleDebunking the myth of "distracted walking"
A pedestrian crossed Plymouth Road at a RRFB, photo by Erich Z. At the July 29th Pedestrian Safety meeting at City Hall, several people made statements that went along these lines:Drivers bear some...
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