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^ I made some bold claims about keeping this thread up to date and I've failed thus far. Either way, here is a dump of some current projects. A fairly large development at the intersection of Main and William--the site of Ann Arbor's first protected bike lane: I could not find an updated article on this, but based on walking by this development ought to be close to topping out. https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2020/03/ann-arbor-council-oks-plan-for-10-story-high-rise-on-main-street.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaking of protected bike lanes: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2021/10/ann-arbor-dda-beginning-work-on-new-division-street-bikeway.html I am particularly excited about this one! Division St was a three lane one way road thought often saw cars racing out of town and also divided student neighborhoods from the rest of downtown. This should improve pedestrian and cyclist safety. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ann Arbor housing costs are ridiculously high due to a lack of supply, so I hesitate to complain about any development. However, we can definitely do better than single family homes on the very edge of town: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2021/10/ann-arbor-oks-plan-to-cut-down-hundreds-of-trees-for-57-home-luxury-subdivision.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This development is also on the very edge of town, but is better served by transit and is within walking distance of a commercial corridor. Also, bonus points for not being a single family cul-de-sac: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2021/10/82-unit-housing-development-proposed-on-ann-arbors-west-side.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lastly, this sort of infill is welcome all over town: There are several other project which are actively under construction, but this is what I have time for today.

I'll do my best to keep this thread up to date moving forward!

Development has been chugging along steadily in Ann Arbor since the last post in this thread, but today I’ll be focusing on just a couple of bike infrastructure projects. The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority has a program called People-Friendly Streets (https://www.peoplefriendlystreets.org/) which has provided Ann Arbor with it’s first protected bike lane. This lane runs on the Northern side of William St. between First St. and State St., effectively connecting the University of Michigan Central Campus to the Main Street commercial district: A second protected bike lane is currently under construction on First St., between William St. and Kingsley St. First St. is currently a one-way street, but two-way traffic will be restored as part of this project. Here are some current photos from this hot summer night:

(Tried to post an image from mobile and failed.) Looks great though!

^It appears that you've shared the wrong link. http://www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2017/03/summa_health_unveils_rendering.html

While in Cleveland for Christmas, I stopped by Lakewood Park to see the Solstice Steps and take advantage of the beautiful and unseasonably warm weather. Later that night I headed down to the West Bank of the Flats to see the full moon rising over the city.

Despite the wisdom of this statement, who doesn't like to imagine things? I took the tallest building and tried my hand at Sketch Up. Not the easiest task in the world as I would find out.

I think he was referring to family size. When those houses were built, and even when my dad was growing up, each of those single family homes may have held 6-7 people. Those same houses now are probably only holding a family of 2-4.

I tried finding it on Google's cache, Coral Cache, and Archive.org cache. Not sure why it wouldn't have been archived by any of those three.

I'd agree on the Browns, but this could be worse. And how about the Cavs? This is brilliant: http://www.cleveland.com/drinks/index.ssf/2015/02/all_for_one_ale_to_celebrate_c.html#comments

That image Phil Taylor shared is from a set of concept helmets from Deeyung Entertainment. http://imgur.com/a/QaZHX Some cool designs for sure.

My family stayed downtown through the Holiday, so here are some of the pictures I took. We stayed in the new Aloft. I think this area will be nice with all of the new development. I went for a short walk in the Flats and saw a freighter rounding the bend. Look at all those seagulls! I like this picture, but I wish the buildings on the right were a bit cleaner... I should have taken another picture here... The relative size of these pop up stores to the lot in the Warehouse district is depressing. Terminal Tower on a bleak Christmas Eve. Terminal Tower lit up for Christmas And finally, the lights in Playhouse Square.

The Key Tower above the Hilton hotel? I'm pretty sure it is the Terminal Tower, seeing as the Key Tower is right next to the Marriot.

Some of you may have seen the Instagrammer amusemymuse before. Here is a cool video she just released for Palladium boots. www.youtube.com/embed/t2EGXpy0aQo

At 500 ft. this would be the fifth tallest, but it hasn't even been confirmed to be 500 ft.

First floor retail is a must! Seriously though, I'm a student at Michigan (say what you'd like) so my perceptions are based off what I know here on campus. We have an area called the Hill that has several residential buildings and some research buildings surrounding a green space/park called Palmer Commons. Obviously this is not even remotely comparable, but I do know that people are constantly using these courts and it adds the feeling of life to the area (but again, hard to compare a park to a lot.) When I originally posted I just reacted to my distaste for the dome, without realizing that it is seasonal. Having paid more attention now, I see that the courts are surrounded by bushes right now anyway, and obviously courts don't really lend themselves to urban design well. Edit: I'd say that this also shouldn't be controversial at all. It is just an already existing set of tennis courts...

Well, in that case, I have no issue (aside from the branding.) Reading more carefully certainly helps.

^I agree with KJP. The courts already exist, but when you stick a dome over the top, the courts become separated from the street. At the very least you can no longer see people playing, so it detracts from the liveliness of the area. (Also, First Post!)