Wheelchair Accessible

Join Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan, Dmitriy
Stolyarov, for an overview of US housing market statistics, including the
role of housing market regulations and government policies in shaping market
outcomes.

Ward 5 is interested in discussing solutions to our Affordable Housing challenge, as a result we will come together to discuss both Low Income and Work Force Affordable Housing. The answer may be just a conversation away.

Ann Arbor is the eighth most socioeconomically segregated metro area in the U.S.; the second most segregated city in the nation in service class segregation; and the fifth in working-class segregation. In 2010, Census data shows white residents accounted for 73% of Ann Arbor's population, just under Michigan's average of 79%, while African American residents accounted for just 8% of residents—nearly half of the state average of 14%. Ypsilanti, on the other hand, is made up of 62% white residents and 29% African American residents: a dramatic imbalance for two closely tied cities.

Over 70 individuals representing a variety of organizations and communities attended our first meeting in December to discuss affordable housing needs and advocacy in Washtenaw County. At this upcoming meeting, we'll discuss what sort of convening space we would like to create in order to better communicate and coordinate our efforts, with the goal of gradually creating structures that will support our objectives.

I’ll bring copies of our most recent State of the Downtown report and board meeting notes to help stimulate conversation, but there’s no formal agenda; I'm open to answering questions and discussing anything pertaining to DDA work.

We'll meet in the Sweetwaters area. Hope to see you there!

https://www.facebook.com/events/336053570511954/

This forum is for people who want to learn about open space in Washtenaw County: farms, forests, and fields and natural areas. We will talk about current preservation programs and organizations, opportunities for continuing conservation and how to support our local farmers.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1234657800034695/

Meetings are open to the public and include a public comment period. Meetings will be in the Board Room of Food Gatherers, 1 Carrot Way, Ann Arbor MI 48105. Food Gatherers is on the AAATA Bus Line 1 and is barrier free.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1996638073783055/

A panel of experts from Washtenaw County government agencies and nonprofits discuss what we can do to preserve farmland, forests, open space, and natural areas in Washtenaw County. They will highlight what efforts are already under way, and how we can expand efforts to help local farmers and conservationists.

This panel includes members from the Mindful Eating Team of the Ann Arbor Unitarian Universalist Congregation, the Park Planning and Natural Areas Planning Department of Washtenaw County, members of the Legacy Land Conservancy, local farmers, and Argus Farm Stop.

March Topic: Climate Change 201. Join the conversation as University of Michigan professors and other speakers dig deeper into the latest thinking about the science and impacts of climate change, both locally and globally.

Speakers: Dr. Jonathan Overpeck (Dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan) | Emily Drennen (Sustainability Analyst, City of Ann Arbor)