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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

By Mark | September 26, 2012

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, Olmstead Brothers, 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, Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation, Washtenaw County Parks Commission, water management, Water Street, Waterworks Park, YMCA | 33 Comments

Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Adam Gainsley

By Mark | March 15, 2012

A few weeks ago, as a part of our ongoing Ypsilanti Immigration Interview project, I spoke with a young woman named Gillian Ream, who had just recently moved to Ypsilanti from Ann Arbor with her software-developer boyfriend. Well, today’s interview is with said boyfriend, Adam Gainsley. Please join me in welcoming him to Ypsilanti. MARK: [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Adam Gainsley, apps. programming, Arbor Brewing Company, Bandemer Park, Barton Park, Beer Thirty, Beezy's, bike friendly, Bike Ypsi, bikes, Bird Hills, Border to Border Trail, Brown Park, Burns Park, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chick Inn, community, community activism, defining community, disk golf, entrepreneurship, Frog Island, Frog Island Music Festival, Gillian Ream, hackathons, hi-tech startups, Hill Auditorium, Holmes Road, Huron River, interviews, local income tax, Mary Beth Doyle Park, meet-ups, milkshakes, NMAC, Non-Motorized Advisory Committee, Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, programmers, programming, Pub 13, Ridge Road, Save Ypsi Yes, Scott's Coffee Break, Sidetrack, social media, software, Tech Brewery, University of Michigan, walkability, Washtenaw Biking and Walking Coalition, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, working from home, Ypsi immigration interview, Zydeco | 8 Comments

Ypsi Immigration Interview: Alexandra Sarkozy

By Mark | January 30, 2012

A former Ypsilanti resident, who, the last I heard, had gotten married and run off to become a farmer in Hawaii, sent me a short, cryptic message a few weeks back, suggesting that I look up a friend of his who just moved to Ypsilanti, and interview her as part of our Ypsi Immigration Interview [...]

Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Alexandra Sarkozy, Anthology Film Archives, architecture, Brooklyn, Chavella's, Depot Town, farmers market, Growing Hope, hacker space, independent bookstores, independent press, Indian restaurants, Issue Project Room, Kalamazoo, Kevin Dole, Prospect park, public transportation, retail in Ypsilanti, Sustainability, third spaces, thrift stores, tool library, Transition Ypsilanti, Unnameable Books, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti Historical Society | 10 Comments

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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

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