ann arbor - The Handbuilt City

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Policy Poverty Affordable housing Housing

Right-To-Renew, And Other Things

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments right-to-renew, right to renew, corktown, ann arbor right to renew ordinance, ann arbor michigan, ann arbor, detroit housing, detroit housing policy, housing in detroit

Gentrification and predatory housing practices led policymakers in Ann Arbor to create a new “right-to-renew” ordinance. Could it be a valuable tool in the fight for tenant protections?

Policy Urban Planning Mobility Parking Government

Ann Arbor Axes Parking Minimums. In Michigan, That’s Huge.

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments which cities have eliminated parking minimums, parking structures, parking spaces, parking space, parking pricing, parking policy reform network, parking policy reform, parking policy, parking lots, parking garage, parking, tax revenue, strongtowns, street parking, property tax revenue, shoupista, Density, ann arbor, urban heat island, the high cost of free parking, far, detroiters for parking reform, donald shoup

The city of Ann Arbor officially abolished parking minimums yesterday with the passage of an amendment to the city’s development

Business & Economics Transit infrastructure Infrastructure

Black Ocean Strategy? Private Firms Are Looking To Cut Themselves A Slice Of The Infrastructure Pie.

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments transportation infrastructure, PAV, privatization of transportation infrastructure, mustang mach-e, MSIP, morgan stanley infrastructure partners, michael heller, mdot, mark de la vergne, privatization, privatized, sidewalk labs, subways, smart roadways, smart city, SMART, Sidewalk, roadways, richard m. daley, richard j. daley, mach-e, LRT, daley the lesser, chicago parking meters, chicago parking meter deal, cavnue, CASE, BRT, autonomous cars, austerity, anthony townsend, ann arbor, google, jeff cranson, invisible hand, Infrastructure Partners, infrastructure, hudson yards, highways, free market, diane cross, ford mustang mach-e, EVs, fast bus, finance 101

Wall Street and Silicon Valley are looking for access to infrastructure as they seek out new markets and sources of reliable revenue streams and growth potential. It’s good work … if you can get it.

Public transit Michigan Transit infrastructure

RTA Bus vs. a Train Between Ann Arbor and Detroit? (Part 2)

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments university of michigan, milwaukee, mike hicks, amtrak, m-10, southeast michigan, RTA, rail, marc magliari, canadian national, DDOT, conrail, class i railroads, canadian pacific, ann arbor, Detroit, I-75, hiawatha, farebox recovery ratio

One of my readers observed that she was a bit bummed out by the “yeah, but it simply can’t work

Urban Planning Public transit Transit infrastructure

RTA: Intercity Bus Service between Detroit and Ann Arbor, Coming To A Southeast Michigan Near You

January 9, 2020January 13, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments michigan flyer, michigan connector, southeast michigan area rapid transit, southeast michigan, SMART, RTA, public-private partnership, public transit, Detroit, LRT, BRT, ann arbor, intercity bus

Often discussed in conversations about regional transit expansion in Southeast Michigan is the idea of a high-speed rail connection between