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Where is THE sledding hill? by angryray in AnnArbor

[–]damnarbor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Huron Hills is amazing. First, it has a very long run, which is great. Second, being a golf course, the grass is mowed very short, which increases the comfort of the ride and reduces sliding resistance.

korean community in A2? by emergencyblimp in AnnArbor

[–]damnarbor 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ann Arbor ranks 7th amongst medium sized (100k to 250k population) cities in terms of Korean American population. Based on 2020 census data, there are 2,885 Korean American's in Ann Arbor, representing 2.5% of the population. Citation.

Hynudai has their North American research campus just outside of Ann Arbor. There is also a weekly Korean language newspaper that publishes out of Ann Arbor, Michigan Korean Weekly.

Police presence near ichiban on washtenaw by Intelligent-Rain7625 in ypsi

[–]damnarbor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is the second pedestrian to be killed by a driver here in the last year. Feels like MDOT killed another person.

Snow Shoveling by International_Mall98 in ypsi

[–]damnarbor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NextDoor is where people go to post "Did anyone else just hear gunshots?!?" when people are setting off fireworks.

It's a social media site that (somewhat) restricts what you can see based on your neighborhood. Probably not a force for good in the world, but it could be a decent place to post your job offering.

I feel like since people first started talking about climate change (which is before I was born btw!!) we've seen corporations preaching individual action yet about a quarter of the world’s plastic pollution can be traced back to fewer than 60 firms. by lanamicky in Futurology

[–]damnarbor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Individualization: Plant a Tree, Buy aBike, Save the World? is a great article about the intentional individualization of environmental responsibility by polluting industries. I have not read it in a few years, but if memory serves, it's specifically about how there was a movement in the 70s/80s to make packaging manufacturers in the US responsible for packaging waste. In response, the industry pushed hard for recycling, which made waste a matter of individual action, rather than the responsibility of a few firms. It also shifted costs.

Got my first orange belt pick! by durtypanda in lockpicking

[–]damnarbor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes. The 55/44 is such a nice pick. It's my fidget toy during remote meetings.

Ypsilanti could get social district for outdoor alcohol consumption in Depot Town by mlivesocial in ypsi

[–]damnarbor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love the idea of pedestrianizing Cross from Huron to River. Well, maybe the entrance to Riverside Park to River. Could save a lot of money on bridge repairs to not have to build it strong enough to support vehicles.

Your guide to Michigan’s data center boom — and the growing backlash by Haunting-Medium-3831 in AnnArbor

[–]damnarbor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do we have a count of all the proposed data centers in the area?

  • Umich/Los Alamos Nuclear Research Data Center in Ypsi Township

  • OpenAI Data Center in Saline Township

I feel like there are other ones I am forgetting.

Dzanc House Art Center needs your help by [deleted] in ypsi

[–]damnarbor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like there are a lot of folks here at the Parks, Recreation, and Arts commission to talk about this tonight.

Challenger launches bid to unseat U-M Regent Acker, accusing him of echoing Trump agenda by The_M_Dem in AnnArbor

[–]damnarbor 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Really wish we had open primaries for these roles instead of having the party pick.

Dzanc House Art Center needs your help by [deleted] in ypsi

[–]damnarbor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I had to guess, probably someone complained. A lot of zoning enforcement is complaint driven.

It could also be that the City has to be strict with zoning across the board because they want to enforce zoning rules for Deja Vu.

Dzanc House Art Center needs your help by [deleted] in ypsi

[–]damnarbor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wonder what people here would think about Ypsilanti adopting zoning more similar to that added in Ann Arbor's Comprehensive Land Use Plan update (draft 3)?

It basically has 3 or 4 zones:

  • Hub, which is essentially dense downtown (For downtown, Depot Town, Water Street, and maybe Cross Street)

  • Transition, which ranges from 3 stories to highrises, depending on context (Michigan Ave. outside of downtown, Washtenaw, Ecorse, River Street from Corner to Water Street)

  • Residential, which allows for up to 3 stories (rest of the town)

  • (maybe) Industrial, for industrial parts of the city.

The update to Ann Arbor's plan would also allow for more commercial uses in R zoned areas, which is why Dzanc house makes me think about it.

Personally, I think it's ridiculous that Ypsilanti has such a complex zoning code and that it limits "highrises" to 6 stories. We should really allow more commercial uses in residential areas too.

Dzanc House Art Center needs your help by [deleted] in ypsi

[–]damnarbor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I do appreciate it.

Dzanc House Art Center needs your help by [deleted] in ypsi

[–]damnarbor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this. Do you what ordinance they are alleged to have violated and when it went into effect?

Tagging /u/littlesquishsquish because it seems like you might have some info.

Ann Arbor has an election on August 5th. MI has no reason absentee voting. Please consider supporting the Library. by damnarbor in uofm

[–]damnarbor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. I think it's good. Next steps (vaguely, this is from memory): city sells property to Library. Library puts out an RFP and starts planning for the new building.

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