I had the good fortune not too long ago to have coffee with Huron River Watershed Council (HRWC) Executive Director Laura Rubin. While we didn’t have great deal of time to discuss the condition of the Huron River, as we’d met to discuss something else, Laura did mention that their RiverUp! campaign was making great […]
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Bringing life, recreation and business back to the Huron River
Posted in Ann Arbor, Environment, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Water Street Commons, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ann Arbor, Asiatic clam, boating, Broadway, canoeing, carp, Clean Water Act, conservation, Detroit International Wildlife Refuge, development, Dexter, DTE, economic development, Elizabeth Riggs, Eurasian milfoil, fishing, Flat Rock, fly fishing, Global Warming, HRWC, Huron River, Huron River Water Trail, Huron River Watershed Council, invasive species, John Dingell, Laura Rubin, Mike Schultz, Milford, North Main corridor, phragmites, pollution, purple loosestrife, recreation, riverfront development, RiverUp!, riverwalk, Schultz Outfitters, stormwater runoff, swimming, total body contact recreation, Trail Towns, Ypsilanti, zebra mussel 17 Comments
The U-M architects charged with envisioning Ypsilanti’s much anticipated recreation center share their designs, and discuss why this “new civic anchor” is so important to the future of the city
As I think most of you know, a team of University of Michigan architects and their graduate students were approached some time ago and asked to envision what a new Water Street recreation center might look. Having completed their design concepts, they will be presenting their work to the citizens of Ypsilanti at SPARK East […]
Posted in Architecture, Sustainability, Ypsilanti Also tagged architecture, Border to Border Trail, brown field, Cathy Duchon, city planning, community building, community facilities, Craig Borum, Eastside Recreation Center, economic development, emerald necklace, flooding, Huron River, Huron River greenway, Jen Maigret, MAde studio, Maria Arquero, Michigan Avenue, our fragile downtown business ecosystem, PLY Architecture, public space, recreation center, Riverside Park, Robert Marans, sustainable urbanism, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, trees, University of Michigan, urban form, urban planning, walkable downtown, Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation, Washtenaw County Parks Commission, water management, Water Street, Waterworks Park, YMCA 39 Comments