Articles tagged: Liberty Plaza
with poll: An outdoor skating rink in downtown Ann Arbor? While group pushes idea, mayor pushes back
Posted: Feb 17, 2013If it's going to be a while before any kind of development happens on the Library Lot in downtown Ann Arbor, why not test its potential as a community gathering space in the interim? Read more »
Ann Arbor Open students help out with OccuPIE Wednesday
Posted: Nov 14, 2012OccuPIE Wednesday—a local effort to spread a message of sharing that's been taking place each week at Ann Arbor's Liberty Plaza—today got some local kids in on the act. OccuPIE creator Sarah Fertig, who came ... Read more »
Q&A: Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje: 'We're starting to get that critical mass of people living downtown'
Posted: Sep 30, 2012Related story: Top 5: Questions Ann Arbor should consider about impact of downtown redevelopment With hundreds of new apartments bringing literally thousands of new bedrooms to downtown Ann Arbor, there are more people than ever ... Read more »
Liberty Plaza: Experts say rethinking ways to get more people into park is more important than redesigning it
Posted: Sep 30, 2012Previous report: Liberty Plaza: City leaders look for ways to end crime, vagrancy issues at park While Ann Arbor city officials begin to consider a redesign of Liberty Plaza, experts point to the areas outside ... Read more »
opinion: Readers weigh in on Liberty Plaza: Are Ann Arborites enabling bad behavior?
Posted: Sep 28, 2012Editor's note: This story has been updated to remove a statement about gangs in the city. Liberty Plaza, a two-tiered park at Division and Liberty streets in Ann Arbor, is not only one of the ... Read more »
with poll: Liberty Plaza: City leaders look for ways to end crime, vagrancy issues at park
Posted: Sep 27, 2012Liberty Plaza in downtown Ann Arbor has earned a reputation that contrasts sharply with images of people relaxing at a summertime concerts and children enjoying a library program. Read more »
with poll: Library Green group: Ann Arbor has unique opportunity to create a downtown central park
Posted: Jun 18, 2012For the foreseeable future, a surface parking lot will stand atop the 700-space garage that extends four stories below ground off Fifth Avenue in downtown Ann Arbor. City officials hope to see the site redeveloped ... Read more »
Money will be tight for Ann Arbor DDA in coming years, priorities must be set
Posted: Jan 05, 2011With more than $50 million in capital projects under way, including a new underground parking structure downtown, Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority officials say money will be tight for a while.The board held a two-hour retreat today ... Read more »
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