By Mark | January 13, 2015
“So, why isn’t Ypsilanti a good long-term solution for Ann Arbor’s affordable housing issues?” That’s how the story in today’s Ann Arbor News about the work of a consulting firm brought in by the County to assess where we stand relative to affordable housing begins. The onus, it would seem, is on Ypsi. The question […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Uncategorized | Also tagged Ann Arbor Ambassador Program, Ann Arbor City Council, Ann Arbor DDA, Ann Arbor Planning Commission, Ann Arbor's economic refugees, income inequality, poverty, public education, Richard Murphy, Rob Krupicka, segregation, the growing gap between rich and poor, Washtenaw County's Affordable Housing Needs Assessment |
You know I’m joking, right? As we’ve discussed in the past, the plan to expand AAATA service is good for everyone in the region. I’m just still a little miffed at the suggestion, made by the anti-tax folks, that buses only serve to bring undesirables into Ann Arbor from Ypsilanti. Whatever your motivation, whether it […]
Every year, at about this time, Patrick Elkins, the director of Ypsilanti’s Totally Awesome Fest (TAF), calls a big press conference to formally kick-off the festivities. And, every year, invariably, I’m the only member of the professional press to show up. This year’s press conference, which took place yesterday evening on an outbound #4 bus, […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged bearded circle jerk, beards, Dreamland Theater, Electric Waterfall Castle, hipsters, Manhole, Patrick Elkins, Totally Awesome Fest, Ugly Mug Cafe, VG Kids, Voss Acres, walking tours, Water Street Commons |
Several days ago I was approached by a young woman named Megan Maurer, asking if she could interview me for her master’s thesis. I agreed on one condition. I told her that, for every question she asked me, I’d ask one of my own. What follows are her responses to my questions. MARK: As I […]
Posted in Environment, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AmeriCorps, Beezy's, civic engagement, civic life, Columbus, community gardens, cultural anthropology, Deja Vu, dissertations, Dos Hermanos, environmentalism, FernGully, gardening, gateway drugs, graduate school, Growing Hope, immigration interview, Indian restaurants, Kenyon, Kenyon Lords and Ladies, local food, Megan Maurer, More Buses, Ohio, Philander Chase, Portland, public space, race, research, social justice, Sustainability, tamales, urban gardening, Ypsi immigration interview |
By Mark | February 26, 2014
On May 6, the citizens of Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township are going to have an opportunity to go to their local polling places and weigh in on whether or not they want to enact a milage that would allow the Ann Arbor Area Transit Authority (AAATA) to plan to dramatically expand services. The […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Rail, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AATA, AirRide, Alexis Blizman, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Ann Arbor Area Transit Authority, Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, Ann Arbor Public Library, anti-tax, Better Transit Now, buses, Carolyn Grawi, commuter rail, elections, go!pass, Keep Ypsi Rollin', Lou Glorie, Martha Valadez, mass transit, millage, More Buses, Murph, NightRide, parking, public transportation, Richard Murphy, tea party, trains, transit, transportation funding, transportation planning, unfounded accusations, University of Michigan, WALLY, Ypsi bus routes, Ypsilanti Township |
