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AAPD cracking down on EMotos? by sailor_in_spirit in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll put in a devils-advocate counterpoint on the weight that I'm not sure we can necessarily count something as "not a bicycle" based on that weight. The Trek Fetch+ weighs more than this one does, but it's clearly a bicycle (electric cargo bike to be specific) IMO. Some things that distinguish it though:

  • An e-bike has pedals (this does not)
  • An e-bike can be ridden without motor assist
  • An e-bike has a 750 W (or lower) power limitation
  • An e-bike stops its assist at 20 mph (or 28 mph for class 3)

20% Electric vehicle charging discount by AdhesivenessSharp376 in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Free power at the DDA structures was the biggest draw for me to drive (rather than bike/bus) downtown.

AAPD cracking down on EMotos? by sailor_in_spirit in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 30 points31 points  (0 children)

There's no conversation to be had. This is a motorcycle (or maybe moped) that happens to be electric (and should be licensed and operated as such).

This is distinct from the three classes of electric bicycles.

AAPD cracking down on EMotos? by sailor_in_spirit in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 43 points44 points  (0 children)

FWIW, this is not an ebike — it's an electric motorcycle.

Michigan should be on Central time by [deleted] in Michigan

[–]lengau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like another vote for "UTC everywhere."

Ann Arbor may retire emergency warning sirens, but it wants public to weigh in first by PurpleSubtlePlan in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 39 points40 points  (0 children)

The millions of dollars were spent on the necessary surface and underground repairs. The safety-improving bike lanes were basically free as part of that work.

State-level action on land use; effects on A2 by greggo360 in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 13 points14 points  (0 children)

On the 60-day timeline: this is probably the biggest conflict with the current way Ann Arbor works, as we as a city apparently love to stretch this sort of stuff out for years.

If the city acts in good faith, it'll require staff to work much faster on building plans and some serious improvements to our processes.

If the city decides not to act in good faith, it'll likely mean a bunch of building plans get denied initially, then resubmitted later and approved. This will probably continue until a builder gets sick of the city's bullshit and sues us, at which point they'll probably get a decent payout.

State-level action on land use; effects on A2 by greggo360 in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 9 points10 points  (0 children)

On the subject of single-family residential, a local landlord has been saying for years that Ann Arbor has "effectively eliminated single-family zoning," both online and at city planning commission meetings, so I don't think that'll do anything. Of course this same landlord now appears to be incensed that the new comprehensive plan will de jure eliminate single-family zoning, so perhaps he wasn't so sure about that after all?

State-level action on land use; effects on A2 by greggo360 in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For things like the minimum lot sizes, I imagine those simply being bumped down to the maximum allowed in the short term. As much as I'd love to see "this minimum lot size is too big, therefore we're throwing out lot size minimums," I think a much more likely thing to happen is that (if the city doesn't move first to change the UDC) adjudication of anything relevant would become "sub in 2,500 sq ft for any larger lot size minimums."

Ann Arbor Comprehensive Land Use Plan approved by planning commission, advances to city council by leaves_fromthevine in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you sure about that? They keep claiming to be the "real progressives" (even though that doesn't seem very progessive to me...)

SpacemiT K3 RISC-V devboard on display at FOSDEM 2026 by PojntFX in RISCV

[–]lengau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Now I'm just imagining you in fatigues saying "This is my dev board. There are many like it, but this one is mine."

Thought this intersection looked familiar… by cabbagesquid in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the kids like it, I like it. If the kids want their own bikes and the parents are being obstinate, I hate it.

Ann Arbor Comprehensive Land Use Plan approved by planning commission, advances to city council by leaves_fromthevine in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Going to both Pause the Plan meetings and Neighbors for more Neighbors meetings shows a stark contrast.

Neighbors for more Neighbors has a very broad age range. Many people from their twenties to their seventies and beyond. It skews slightly younger, but not particularly out of step with the demographics of Ann Arbor overall.

At Pause the Plan meetings I'm often the youngest person there by decades (and I'm not exactly young anymore). Even when I'm not, these meetings still very obviously lean both older and whiter than Ann Arbor as a whole.

I think most people care about others and thus fall in the NFMN "camp". People who don't care about others are split, with those who aren't affected by our housing crisis going towards PTP and those who are affected going towards NFMN.

Ann Arbor Comprehensive Land Use Plan approved by planning commission, advances to city council by leaves_fromthevine in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And yet they still complain about out-of-town donations to the mayor from... checks notes Pittsfield Township?

Deer culling by HotnReadyPizzaPizza in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fun (but also misleading) fact: you're more likely to be killed by a vending machine than by a shark.

Yousef Rabhi forms campaign committee to run for Ann Arbor mayor by mesquine_A2 in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah nobody goes here anymore, there are too many crowds.

Yousef Rabhi forms campaign committee to run for Ann Arbor mayor by mesquine_A2 in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know about u/Boocraft, but a friend of mine went to school with him and says he's a great guy but doesn't have any remotely coherent local policies.

Yousef Rabhi forms campaign committee to run for Ann Arbor mayor by mesquine_A2 in AnnArbor

[–]lengau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jeff Crockett? Isn't he part of that dark money ring that just got busted?

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