Ann Arbor identifying areas for downtown-style development outside of downtown
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
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ANN ARBOR, MI Ann Arbor planning officials are continuing to explore areas of the city to allow downtown-style development outside of downtown.
City Planner Alexis DiLeo proposed four areas to rezone in a report to the Planning Commission Tuesday night, March 9.
That includes parts of Plymouth Road, Washtenaw Avenue, the West Stadium Boulevard and Maple Road area, and the State Street and Eisenhower Parkway area.
The goal is to get some downtown-like streetscapes outside of downtown, DiLeo said.
“I think there was some concern in the community that every corridor was going to be lined with high-rises, but we’re talking about some very discrete areas of the city,” she said.
Shelton zoning panel leaning toward approving Todd Road retail
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The Planning and Zoning Commission is considering a request for a Planned Development District at 6 Todd Road. Pictured is a rendering of the proposed development for the site. The Planning and Zoning Commission is considering a request for a Planned Development District at 6 Todd Road. Pictured is a rendering of the proposed development for the site.Contributed
SHELTON - Vacant land on the corner of Todd and Platt roads appears to be one step closer to being developed into retail space.
The Planning and Zoning Commission, in a Zoom meeting Wednesday, instructed zoning consultant Tony Panico to prepare a resolution of approval for a Planned Development District, or PDD, at 6 Todd Road. Once the resolution is complete, the commission then offers a formal vote on the proposal.
Overview
In 2016, Ann Arbor halted operations at the single-stream, Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) due to safety concerns. Right now, recyclables residents place in curbside bins are trucked 250 miles to Cincinnati for processing.
Last year, local nonprofit Recycle Ann Arbor was hired to get the Materials Recovery Facility off Platt Road up and running again. The decision went against the advice of city staff, which recommended an $11.2-million contract to haul the city’s recyclables to Lansing.
The American Beverage Association (ABA) in Washington selected Recycle Ann Arbor (RAA) to receive an investment under its Every Bottle Back initiative. That brought $800,000 to the MRF project.
Passenger killed, driver seriously injured after crashing into trees near Ann Arbor
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
PITTSFIELD TWP., MI – A woman is dead, and a man was seriously injured in a crash with several trees along Michigan Avenue in Pittsfield Township south of Ann Arbor.
Joni Schanck, 20, of Ypsilanti Township, was killed early Wednesday morning, Jan. 13. She was the passenger in a vehicle that left the roadway and struck a tree, according to the Pittsfield Township Police Department.
Emergency crews were called at 3:34 a.m. to the area of Michigan Avenue and Sauk Trail near Platt Road for a reported single vehicle crash, police said.