I received an interesting email today from a reader concerning the acre of Water Street that we’ve been working on these past few months. Attached to the email were three images… two of which were taken from “Washtenaw County: An Illustrated History“. The person who sent the email wanted me to know that the original […]
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Ypsi’s founding fathers envisioned a “public square” on Water Street
Posted in History, Other, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1825, Augustus Woodward, commons, Family Dollar, John Stewart, maps, New Beginnings Academy, public space, seed bombing, Washtenaw County: An Illustrated History, Water Street, Water Street Commons, Water Street Redevelopment Project, William Harwood, Ypsi history 12 Comments
Playing chess on Water Street… Ypsi Food Co-op takes Family Dollar in three moves
So, yesterday, as Arlo and I were chasing “Sammy the Turkey” around Feral Farm, it kind of came to me in a flash what we should be working toward on Water Street. It would take some strategizing on our part to make it work, but I think there’s a chance that, if we play all […]
Posted in Ideas, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Ypsilanti Also tagged cohousing, commons, crazy ideas that just might work, economic development, Family Dollar, farmers market, Feral Farm, gentrification, Mark's big ideas, parasites, strategy, Trader Joe's, Turkey, urban planning, Water Street, Water Street Commons, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Ypsi Food Co-op 54 Comments
Ypsilanti deserves better than a Family Dollar store on Water Street
Certain kinds of businesses do well in times of great economic uncertainty. Chief among them are so-called “variety stores” and “dollar stores.” As Howard Levine, the CEO of Family Dollar, one of America’s leading chains operating in this sector recently said to the press, “In today’s uncertain economic environment, value continues to resonate… Our strategy […]
Posted in Economics, Rants, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged AnnArbor.com, Burger King, Charlotte, Chase Ingersoll, cohousing, dollar stores, economic development, Family Dollar, Leslie Leland, Mark's big ideas, Mix, national chains, North Carolina, our fragile downtown business ecosystem, Paul Balcom, Paul Schreiber, shipping containers, The Rocket, variety stores, Water Street, Ypsilanti City Council 132 Comments