Coordination/Collaboration

Disability Awareness Training for Transportation Agencies participants try to navigate real-world scenarios while in wheelchairs.

Nebraska nonprofit opens Ann Arbor office to advance transportation equity with state funding

Feonix Mobility Rising was awarded a $457,000 Michigan Mobility Challenge grant last year, and it's now using the funds to offer a disability awareness training program for local transportation professionals.

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Upward Bound writing finalists and advisors David Boeving, Mareka Ray, Alexis Herron, Roderick Wallce, Selena Calzado, Cara Altherr, and Patrick Dunn. Davonna Washington not pictured.
Young Ypsi writers answer the question: “How would you solve your community’s greatest challenge?”

We recently partnered with Eastern Michigan University's Upward Bound program to ask young Ypsi writers how they'd solve their community's greatest challenge. Here are their winning essays.

Alexis Herron.
Abortion in my community

Alexis Herron's essay on abortion, one of the five winning entries in Concentrate and EMU Upward Bound's writing challenge.

Youth delegate Cory Williams.
Young Grand Rapids and Ypsilanti activists gear up for International Congress of Youth Voices

The second annual event will bring together youth from around the world to learn from and network with accomplished writers, activists, elected officials, and other youth delegates.

Cowork Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor startup Jottful acquires Cowork Ann Arbor

Jottful staff jumped on the opportunity to make the relatively new coworking space – located in a prime spot at Main Street and Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor – their new home. 

Justin Snowden in downtown Detroit.
Here’s how sharing “terabytes on terabytes” of mobility data improves safety, equity, and efficiency

Advanced mobility projects generate massive amounts of data that can have massive potential if it's made public. Here's how a U-M project and several others in metro Detroit are doing just that – and experiencing great results.

Drew Denton at The Plugin at 734 Brewing.
Hip-hop producers compete – and collaborate – at new monthly Ypsi event

The event, called "The Plugin," invites producers to create a brand new song from the same short sample of music. A panel of judges picks the best resulting work, and its creator receives a cash prize. 

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City of Ann Arbor plans to expand electric vehicle fleet as part of national collaborative

Ann Arbor is now one of 127 cities that have committed to collectively buy upwards of 2,100 electric vehicles by the end of 2020.

Concentrate managing editor Patrick Dunn leads a writing workshop with Upward Bound students.
On the Ground Ypsi partners with EMU Upward Bound for student writing challenge

The five winning essays will be published later this month in Concentrate and the winning writers will each receive a $50 stipend.

Ypsilanti Community High School.
YCS, EMU, Washtenaw County’s “Collaboration for Change” seeks to improve student success

The partners have announced plans to scale up existing programs that promote literacy, student wellness, and mentoring, as well as the creation of a new one.

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