Washtenaw County recently announced a major improvement to its Opportunity Index, a map designed to track the county’s areas of economic inequity and connect those in need to help.
Ann Arbor City Council will consider allowing massive land use changes intended to improve affordability in the city, following the Ann Arbor Planning Commission's unanimous Wednesday night vote to pass the draft Comprehensive Land Use Plan 2050.
Our new three-part series digs into AI's impacts in Ann Arbor's tech industry, its utilization in Washtenaw County's educational world, and the ongoing debate about data centers in several Washtenaw County communities.
Data center developers and advocates tout their projects as responsible, job-creating economic development engines, but many residents are opposing what they see as threats to their utility bills and the environment.
AI has had transformational effects in education throughout Washtenaw County.
Many in Ann Arbor are working to leverage the community's creativity, academic excellence, and humming tech sector to land on the soft side of AI's economic whirlwind.
Ann Arbor's draft comprehensive land use plan would result in a denser city with more housing and transit options.
Forthcoming Medicaid cuts have direct implications on not just health, but housing, for many of Washtenaw County's poorest residents.
Eleven million Medicaid recipients nationwide are now in danger of losing their health insurance, and Medicare is also expected to see major budget cuts. So what does all of this mean for Washtenaw County?
How long does it take for you to go from your house to school, a grocery store, work, or a park? Urban planners at the Equitable Ann Arbor Land Trust want the answer to be a 20-minute walk, no matter where you live.
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