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visionzeroannarbor.org @visionzeroannarbor.org · 29/09/2026
Ann Arbor already prioritizes safety, according to our Transportation Plan. We are seeing slow progress, though, and still, some want to halt progress. Council, we need you to be bold in your support of staff. You already set the policy, and they are trying to carry it out. Cover them. #A2Council
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sunrise in Ypsilanti.
Ypsilanti water tower
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Venus rising over Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Venus preceding the dawn in Ypsilanti.
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Where should we go for a hike this weekend? LeFurge Woods Cherry Hill Horner Woods Radrick Forest
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
With an 11:00 pm adjournment, @gmatthews.bsky.social wins the #a2Council adjournment bet contest. bsky.app/profile/gmat...
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I think the Woodberry area is a pretty reasonable place for a neighborhood hub. #a2Council
Map picture of the woodberry area.
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don't feel like this is an apt comparison of Mayor Taylor and Robert Moses. #a2Council
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
He said CLUP the nasty way. #a2Council.
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When I post this, you know it means it's time for Public Comment, reserved time at #a2Council. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnjB...
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The Selecter - 01 Three Minute Hero
YouTube video by lysolncigarettes
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Checking into #a2Council. What did I miss?
DDA presentation on employee visits.
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's #a2Council night in Ann Arbor. Here's your preview: www.damnarbor.com/2026/09/ann-... On the docket this evening: -Tenants rights to organize ordinance -Woodberry Rezoning (🌶️🌶️🌶️) -🦌 Deer management -2 brownfield amendments Adjournment time bets are now open.
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Adam Jaskiewicz @ajjaskie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This belief is core to my pro-housing advocacy in Ann Arbor. It’s why I joined @moreneighborsa2.org and it’s why I speak out in favor of abundant housing in my city. The way some people are so unwelcoming to the stranger is incredibly callous and off-putting. #A2Council
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ypsilanti mentioned
Ypsilanti mentioned meme: 

depot town facade, swoop the eagle, the yankee lady, ypsilanti water tower, tucker torpedo, tridge, etc. etc.
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy autumn equinox from Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Ypsilanti water tower.
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CrashesInAnnArbor @crashesinannarbor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We know how to fix dangerous streets like Broadway and Washtenaw, we just need to follow through. Join safety advocates for a rally on Tuesday 9/22 6:30PM at City Hall. Optional Pre-ride starting from Packard/Division at 5:45. More info here. FIX DANGEROUS STREETS NOW!
Picture of children in a crosswalk next to an in-street crosswalk sign that has obviously been damaged by being hit by passing cars.  Text says "Fix Dangerous Streets Now.  Our streets are huring our neighbors.  City Council needs to act.  Join us Tuesday 9/22 6:30PM city hall.  5:45 Pre-ride Packard/Division.  6:30 Rally + Pizza city hall plaza @ Huron."
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A yellow jacket eating a raspberry.
Closeup of a yellow jacket eating a raspberry Second picture of a yellow jacket eating a raspberry
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More Neighbors Ann Arbor @moreneighborsa2.org · 21/09/2026
Now you can easily contact all of #A2Council about road safety through this form. It only takes a minute. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell City Council: Safety Can't Wait
Fill out this form and go to the next page to send an email to all City Council members. Show up at the Council meeting Tuesday for a rally and public comments. Share this message with friends! 🚸 S...
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Another beautiful day in paradise.
Ypsilanti water tower
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CrashesInAnnArbor @crashesinannarbor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ann Arbor, 2025: More Serious & Fatal Pedestrian Crashes than Any Year on Record -Serious & Fatal Ped. Crashes Exceed Previous High from 2014 -2 Serious Injury Crashes on EMCD -3 Serious Injury Bike Crashes -59% of Serious & Fatal Ped. Crashes were on Multilane Roads More at CrashesInAnnArbor
Bar chart with title Ann Arbor Pedestrian Traffic Crash Injuries.  Years shown are 2004 through 2025.  The bars represent the number of serious and fatal traffic crashes involving pedestrians on the streets of Ann Arbor for those years (crashes on the freeway ring are not included).  2025 has the most crashes with 15 serious injury crashes and 2 fatal crashes.  2014 has the second most with 12 serious injury crashes and 3 fatal crashes.   The source for the data in the chart is www.michigantrafficcrashfacts.org.
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More Neighbors Ann Arbor @moreneighborsa2.org · 20/09/2026
Ann Arbor needs safe transportation infrastructure. Rally for roadway safety this Tuesday at City Hall before the #A2Council meeting. Or email with your support for safe transportation systems. While you're writing, support the Tenants Right to Organize ordinance. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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9/22 Call To Action - Transportation Safety Can't Wait
🚸Transportation Safety Can't Wait The city of our dreams is one in which walking across a street doesn't risk putting you in an ambulance in critical condition or worse. Last week, a driver making a l...
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A brief respite from the rain this morning in Ypsilanti.
Ypsilanti water tower.
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Rainy morning in Ypsilanti.
Ypsilanti water tower
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A2ParkBot @a2parkbot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ope
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Ryan H. @ryan.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026
This absolutely lovely interview with Lori Stratton for @pulp.aadl.org is out! So grateful for the chance to share about my exhibit, and hoping it leads to more artistic opportunities 🙏🏾🥰 #a2council
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ypsilanti water tower at dawn.
Ypsilanti water tower
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Venus rising above a pre-dawn horizon.
Venus as a bright point above the horizon
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sludge machine in downtown Ann Arbor.
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Adam Jaskiewicz @ajjaskie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If you lost your hat, it is at Third and Liberty. @juliewbee.bsky.social #AnnArbor #A2Council
A forlorn black wide-brimmed hat with silver crosses drawn on it and a plastic rose. It’s lying in the grass between the sidewalk and curb.
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visionzeroannarbor.org @visionzeroannarbor.org · 16/09/2026
We urge everyone to provide positive feedback to the city regarding the Division St Bikeway Extension in Ann Arbor. This would extend the two-way bikeway north from its terminus at Catherine across the Broadway Bridge. #A2Council #AnnArbor #VisionZero engage.a2gov.org/division-str...
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Division Street Bikeway Extension
The Division Street Bikeway Extension will continue the two-way bikeway from Catherine Street and connect with the multi-use path that crosses the Broadway Bridge.
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More Neighbors Ann Arbor @moreneighborsa2.org · 16/09/2026
Only a couple days until we convert a parking space on S. State at Liberty into a space for people, not cars! We'll have comfy furniture, activities, and friendly faces. Urbanism Club and Wolverines on Wheels will also have parklets. Come through! Then, find us at Green Fair on Main St. downtown!
Friday, Sept 18. 
Parking Day. State & Liberty St. 2-6pm. 
Green Fair. Main St & Washington. 5-8pm.
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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 16/09/2026
SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY please join us at AADL's AALF at 265 PARKLAND PLAZA for the GREAT LIBRARY BRAWL! Very few people on earth can say they witnessed pro wrestling in a library archives facility. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO JOIN THIS ELITE CADRE! 4 PM Sunday. Free Admission! aadl.org/node/668772
Promo image for the Great Library Brawl made by Pure Pro Wrestling. Various Wrestlers looking tough or in action in front of a synthetic backdrop of library books.
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hell yeah.
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ope.
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More Neighbors Ann Arbor @moreneighborsa2.org · 14/09/2026
This weekend we will host a series of events in collaboration with Urbanism Club (U of M). Check out the opportunities for socializing, learning, and literally building a better #AnnArbor in this thread, or go to moreneighborsa2.org and scroll down to Events for a calendar. #A2Council
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Neighbors for More Neighbors Ann Arbor | Housing | Ann Arbor, MI, USA
We support Ann Arbor for All, the city's Comprehensive Land Use Plan. We stand for secure, abundant homes for everyone in Ann Arbor. We are Neighbors for More Neighbors.
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Meredith Kahn @mkahn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Excited to see a short piece I wrote about the history of unions for library workers in the latest @lawcha.bsky.social newsletter! lawcha.org/lawcha-newsl...
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LAWCHA Newsletter | LAWCHA
The LAWCHA newsletter is a print/digital publication of recent activism, conference participation, historical trends, and publications of LAWCHA members.
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John Schultz @jwschultz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Why are we putting in bike lanes for the few people who use them?” #a2council
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Big thanks to @beanders.bsky.social for gifting me Car-Stoppers a zine featuring the bollards of Chicago. Cc: @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
Cover of car stoppersInner cover: 

CAR-STOPPERS
By Temporary Services
Half Letter Press, 2022
“handful of diagonal streets. Alleys are situated in between most streets. A lot happens in these alleys. Trash is stored in plastic bins provided by the city or private dumpsters. Garages behind homes face outward into alleys. People run informal businesses in those garages like car repair shops. Some people use garages and alleys as social spaces and backyard extensions. People construct party decks on top of garages which also move socializing closer to the alley. People urinate and defecate in alleys. They drink and take drugs in alleys, while others set up security cameras on their garages to discourage these activities.
Alleys are as likely to be where neighbors meet as in front of their houses because many people leave their homes through the garage and alley. In the winter, the city generally does not plow snow that accumulates in alleys (the complaint is that the plows cause snow to pile up in front of garage doors, blocking them so neighbors work together to clear snow themselves. Most alleys are just wide enough for twe cars to carefully pass one another. Careless and impatient driving in alleys threatens garages, drainpipes, utility meters, and other structures. Truck traffic-particularly from garbage trucks, contractors, scrap metal collectors, and utility companies-is another threat. Garages and other structures at the entry points of eac ock-long alley are the most vulnerable. This dynamic has led
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homeowners to construct car-stoppers that they place near
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mers of their garages, or anything else they wish to protect
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rant vehicles.
This booklet consists of photos taken in Chicago during roughly four different years: 2006, 2010, 2015, and 2022 (with the exception of one recent photo from Fort Wayne, IN on page 26 in the lower right corner). The design of these structures has evolved little in this period, therefore indicating dates for each photo doesn't seem necessary. Though these photos were taken primarily on the west and northwest
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sunrise in Ypsilanti.
Sunrise on the horizon above a misty ball field
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ypsi friends: Erika is teaching her first Bounce 2 Burn trampoline fitness class tomorrow morning at the mix. It’s her first class so there’s a special $1 admission price. www.instagram.com/p/DcQ7dFUiAF...
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Fitness & Dance Studio on Instagram: "On Friday, September 11th, we'll be offering a $1 demo class with Erika as they get started teaching at The Mix! High intensity yet low impact cardio with total ...
6 likes, 0 comments - mixfitnessstudios on August 20, 2026: "On Friday, September 11th, we'll be offering a $1 demo class with Erika as they get started teaching at The Mix! High intensity yet low im...
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Jeannie Leverich @jeanniel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#A2Council, we are not doing very well in meeting our Vision Zero goals. How many people need to be critically, injured or killed before MDOT implements effective traffic calming? www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
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Woman critically injured after being struck by vehicle in downtown Ann Arbor
The crash closed a downtown intersection.
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Mark Madonna @awesomark.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#a2council Back in 1994, when Kline's department store closed, Mayor Sheldon suggested the building be used as an entertainment center, to the chagrin of this op-ed. Today, the Ark is in that building, and people can't imagine main street losing the Ark
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Ryan H. @ryan.blacksky.app · 09/09/2026
As an internet old, I kinda love that the first interview to drop about the exhibit project went to @damnarbor.bsky.social 's old school blog www.damnarbor.com/2026/08/ryan... The most worrisome part of the whole experience has been how much I've *loved* the process of doing a Big Kid Art Thing
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Ryan Henyard's Reclaiming the Wild opens August 29th at AACHM
Ryan Henyard is an educator, an activist, and an artist. And fortunately for our purposes, he is also a birder. Ryan's solo exhibit, Recl...
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Marlin Whitaker @peninsulist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The whining about how tragic it is to lose parking on the Kline's lot is just insufferable. In the twenty years or so that I have lived in A2, I have driven to downtown many times (including for the purpose of going to shows at the Ark), and never once have I needed to park in that lot. #a2council
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Ypsilanti Water Tower is 40' in diameter. The Kline's lot is ~120' by 420'. You could fit 30 Ypsilanti Water Towers on the Kline's Lot. #a2Council
A grid showing an arrangement of 3x10 40' diameter circles on a 120' x 420' lot.
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Shannon Hautamaki @smhred.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In a blind rage at Ralph McKee’s public comment in #a2council saying maybe the reason pedestrian crashes are up is because we need to “train kids to look both ways” like that isn’t drilled into kids all the time.
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Mark Madonna @awesomark.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A brief history of Ann Arbor roads have too much traffic 🧵 #a2council
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Some background reading for tonight's #a2Council meeting from @jamesweir.bsky.social: www.damnarbor.com/2026/07/the-...
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The History of the Kline’s Lot (or Kline Lot if You’re Nasty)
In 1930, Kline’s department store opened in Ann Arbor at 306 S Main St. It stayed open for 64 years, before closing in 1994. Today, the bui...
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hot take: the real issue with the Kline's Lot sale is that there is still a downtown height cap. The lot would be much more valuable, and the city would gain a ton more if there was no height cap in D1, or at least a reasonable height cap (50+ stories). #a2Council
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A2CouncilBot @a2councilbot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#a2council voting results thread for 2026-09-08... 🧵
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
My father-in-law is a builder. He is insanely gifted. We were looking at the Ypsilanti Water Tower together yesterday and I asked him what it would cost to build it today. I will never forget his answer… “We can’t, we don’t know how to do it.”
Ypsilanti water tower
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