Mark Maynard | Washtenaw Biking and Walking Coalition

Jeff Speck on the “walkability dividend”

By Mark | January 7, 2013

I hesitate to post one more article about how great Portland is, as doing so just makes me feel that much worse about this state in which I’m currently trapped, but I just happened across a short interview between Richard “I speak for the creative class” Florida and Jeff Speck, the author of the new [...]

Posted in Observations, Other, Rail, Uncategorized | Also tagged Big 3, bike lanes, Border to Border Trail, bulldoze the suburbs, car culture, CEOs for Cities, city planning, creative class, fringe suburbs, Joe Cortright, mass transit, New Urbanism, Portland, Richard Florida, suburbs, urban growth boundary, urban planning, walkability, Ypsi-Ann, Ypsi-Ann Interurban | 7 Comments

Bike Ypsi celebrates another year of kicking ass with its big Spring Ride on May 6

By Mark | April 12, 2012

This summer, just a few months after their big, annual Spring Ride, our friends at Bike Ypsi will be celebrating their sixth anniversary of pedal-powered awesomeness. In light of that accomplishment, I thought that I should reach out to Natalie Holbrook and Kristen Cuhran, who were instrumental in wrangling together this highly-motivated pack of bicycle [...]

Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged American Friends Service Committee's Michigan Criminal Justice Program, bike friendly, bike polo, bike safety, bike shares, Bike Ypsi, bikers, bikes, Bob Krzewinski, Border to Border Trail, cider and doughnut tour, GetDowntown, Heavy Metal Tour, Hub of Detroit, invisible cyclists, Kristen Cuhran, League of Michigan Bicyclists, Natalie Holbrook, Non-Motorized Advisory Committee, Plan B bike shop, Riverside Park, Taco Tour, Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission, Washtenaw County Road Commission, Water Street | 16 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, walkable downtown, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, working from home, Ypsi immigration interview, Zydeco | 8 Comments

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