Before the towers of the University Village project begin to rise, they needed to come down a little bit. The high-density student housing development on the University of Michigan's campus is Ann Arbor shrunk its tallest tower from 26 stories to 22.
The Detroit-Ann Arbor commuter rail project continues to slowly chug forward. Two key studies that will help it move ahead are expected to finish by April.
Ypsilanti's Frog Island and Riverside parks are getting a shot in the arm thanks to a $15,000 grant from Fifth Third Bank. The money will help redevelop and revitalize the parks that connect Ypsilanti's Depot Town and downtown.
One less piece of pristine country around Ann Arbor is safe from sprawl after the city's Greenbelt Program spent $1.8 million for it. The city bought the Narrow Gauge Woods, which includes 13.5 acres of forest and a stretch of stream.
Ann Arbor's Community Television Network is moving to a new home on the city's south side. The local-programing broadcaster plans to execute the move in mid March.
Ever feel like motorists hold all of the cards in deck stacked against pedestrians and bicyclists in Metro Detroit? Ann Arbor is trying to do something about it, holding a public meeting on finding ways to calm traffic and create safer environments for non-motorized traffic on Jan. 30.
Ann Arbor plans to incorporate features friendly to non-motorized traffic when it starts to rebuild West Stadium Boulevard between Pauline and Main streets.
Wi-Fi is spreading through Washtenaw County as the Wireless Washtenaw project has expanded its coverage from 2 to 28 square miles. The new coverage area touches parts of Freedom, Sharon, Manchester and Bridgewater townships.
Strathmore Development is redeveloping 7.3 acres at the southeast corner of Plymouth Road and Maiden Lane long dominated by a brownfield site composed of a vacant shopping center and a handful of other old commercial buildings. Workers hope to finish the mega development, also called Broadway Village, by late 2009.
Stewart Beal, president of Beal Properties, is making another move in Ypsilanti, renovating four damaged and foreclosed apartment buildings.
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