The city of Ann Arbor is undertaking the first major planning study of South State Street in 22 years, with the goal of guiding future development along the corridor. As part of that study, the city is hosting a public input session from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the ...
Plans to clean up the polluted MichCon property at 841 Broadway St. received clearance from the Ann Arbor Planning Commission on Tuesday night.
Developers in Ann Arbor could soon have a harder time demolishing homes and building large apartment projects in near-downtown neighborhoods. A report three years in the making has been released by the city's R4C/R2A Zoning District Study Advisory Committee and it recommends a series of zoning changes.
A special working session of the Ann Arbor Planning Commission was delayed Tuesday night as Chairman Eric Mahler found himself trapped in a city hall elevator. After a 15 minute delay, Mahler, still trapped, contacted fellow planning officials and gave the OK to start the meeting without him.
A dramatic transformation is in store for the riverfront MichCon site in Ann Arbor if DTE Energy moves ahead with a major cleanup project later this summer. It'd be the first step toward transforming the polluted industrial site into a usable green space along with new development, a vision city ...
Ann Arbor's wish list is long — 19 pages long, to be exact — and it includes more than $1 billion in capital projects the city would fund if it had the money.
A request to rezone a vacant piece of residential property and turn it into a 43-space parking lot met defeat Tuesday night at the Ann Arbor Planning Commission. The commission voted 7-1 against the parking lot proposal, with only Chairman Eric Mahler in favor of it. Bonnie Bona was absent.
The Ann Arbor Planning Commission rescinded its previous approval of the Maple Cove housing project Tuesday night, and the project's future remains uncertain now. No second vote has been taken yet, but commissioners are voicing concerns about potential safety risks posed by the lack of sidewalks, which some fear could ...
Long-time Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner Janis Bobrin says she won't be seeking re-election this year. Instead, she's endorsing Evan Pratt's campaign to fill her shoes.
A discussion about a proposed housing development on Ann Arbor's west side Tuesday night turned into a debate about crime in relation to nearby apartment complexes. The Ann Arbor Planning Commission voted 6-2 to recommend approval of the Maple Cove Apartments & Village project proposed for a mostly vacant 3-acre ...
This story has been updated to represent the position of the Old West Side Association regarding the project. The Ann Arbor Planning Commission unanimously voted Thursday to approve the development of 618 South Main, a new downtown apartment building.
A controversial student apartment project known as 42 North is no longer moving forward, according to Ann Arbor officials. Wendy Rampson, the city's planning manager, told members of the Planning Commission Tuesday night the project site plan — approved three years ago by a 7-4 vote of the Ann Arbor ...
Ann Arbor officials say they're making progress in negotiations with the developer of City Place apartments and hopeful they can avoid demolition of seven houses along Fifth Avenue. City Council Member Carsten Hohnke, who has been in talks with developer Jeff Helminski, expressed his growing confidence earlier this week that ...
A year-long study of the South State Street corridor in Ann Arbor is officially under way, City Planner Jill Thacher announced Tuesday night at a Planning Commission meeting. But instead of hiring a consultant to help develop a comprehensive corridor plan, as was the idea back in April, the study ...
The Ann Arbor Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve The Varsity, a 13-story student high-rise development proposed for East Washington Street in downtown Ann Arbor.
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