Community Development

People walk in downtown Ann Arbor.

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

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.

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Blake Transit Center in Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor receives $4.3 million grant for placemaking projects around Blake Transit Center

The city of Ann Arbor recently received a $4.3 million grant to fund placemaking projects as the block surrounding Blake Transit Center is redeveloped.

AI’s impact in Washtenaw County, from tech boom to data centers

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.

Downtown Ypsilanti.
Ypsi selected to join downtown revitalization program with emphasis on small manufacturers

Ypsilanti is one of six communities participating in Recast City’s Recast Leaders program, which is focused on strengthening local economies through small-scale manufacturing and product-based businesses. 

Kathryn Haushalter lives near the future site of a data center in Saline Township. She recently filed a lawsuit to seek intervention in the project.
Data centers in Washtenaw County: Economic boon or environmental liability?

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.

Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jeanne-Pierre speaks at Eastern Michigan University for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
EMU MLK week activities feature former White House press secretary, nonprofit networking, and more

Eastern Michigan University kicked off a weeklong series of Martin Luther King Jr. Day events Jan. 19, with offerings ranging from an appearance by a former White House press secretary to a nonprofit networking session.

Montasia James and Ashley Anderson are heading up the RAPID program at Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti.
Washtenaw sheriff’s office and Ypsi nonprofit team up to keep youth out of the justice system

The new Restorative and Preventative Intervention and Diversion (RAPID) program is a pre-arrest deflection initiative designed to connect youth with support before they become entangled in the criminal legal system.

From vacant lots to affordable housing: How developers are using predevelopment assistance to revitalize Ypsi and beyond

Predevelopment assistance was a vital tool in creating Ypsilanti's new Dorsey Estates and other similar developments.

A rendering of Ann Arbor's Treeline trail.
Ann Arbor’s ambitious Treeline trail project advances with $1 million state earmark

A three-mile non-motorized greenway connecting downtown Ann Arbor to the Huron River is taking a vital step forward thanks to a recent $1 million earmark in Michigan’s 2026 state budget.

Palm Leaf Club members Valerie Eaglin, Connie Mason-Taylor, Judy Jackson, Stacey Mack, Eloise Witherspoon, and Paulette Dozier.
Black women in Ypsi have been supporting community for over a century through the Palm Leaf Club

Ypsilanti's oldest African-American women's charitable organization, the Palm Leaf Club, grew out of a church club established in 1904.

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