Tag Archives: Shelter Association of Washtenaw County

Ypsilanti once again has a payphone… only this time it’s free

By Mark | March 14, 2018

Last summer, I posted an interview here with a fellow in Portland by the name of Karl Anderson. Anderson, as you may recall, had formed an activism/public arts entity by the name of Futel with the goal of democratizing telecommunications through the introduction of free payphones into America’s urban centers. Well, as you may also […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 209 Pearl, Apology Line, Community Action Network, Futel, hacking, Jesse Kranyak, Karl Anderson, Landline Creative Labs, operators, Ozone House, pay phones, payphone, phreaking, Portland, Social Services, SOS Community Services, suicide, telephony, voicemail, Ypsilanti transit center, zines | 33 Comments

Does Washtenaw County have sufficient infrastructure to keep people warm this weekend?

By Mark | January 4, 2014

With yet another huge winter storm system headed our way, and temperatures expected to reach well below 0 °F by the end of this weekend, I reached out to several people who work with Washtenaw County’s homeless population, asking a relatively simple question…. “Do we have warming center capacity in the Ypsi-Arbor area sufficient to […]