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[Neighborhood Institute @NeighborhdInst]

Urbanism Café is TODAY at 5:30pm, Sweetwaters @ 123 W. Washington. Hot topic from last night's session with consultants: should we "hold out" for office buildings along Plymouth for an "innovation" district? Or make all buildings have some retail in "retail" districts? #a2council

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Urbanism Café is today, Thursday, 5:30pm at the Washington/Ashley Sweetwaters. Hope to see you there!

[Neighborhood Institute @NeighborhdInst]

Today is the first Wednesday of the month, which means Urbanism Happy Hour at Blue Tractor, 5-7pm. It's always a fun time! Come with a question or problem you'd like the group to discuss, and I'll have some updates too. (Yard sign courtesy of The Nimbee)

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Urbanism Cafe is TODAY 5:30pm at Sweetwaters on Washington, hosted by Abdul Ateya. Bring your ideas for housing abundance, safe transportation, and the comprehensive plan!

[Neighborhood Institute @NeighborhdInst]

Urbanism happy hour is today at Blue Tractor, 5-7pm! We’ll be doing a speed round of comp plan “meeting in a box” #a2council

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[Neighborhood Institute @NeighborhdInst]

It's the 4th Thursday of the month, so it's Urbanism Café time! Meet at Sweetwaters (123 W Washington) at 5:30pm. Any housing or transportation topic is welcome. We'll set aside a few minutes for your specific road safety improvement ideas. Great chat last month! #a2council

[Neighborhood Institute @NeighborhdInst]

It's the first Wednesday of the month, so **today** is Urbanism Happy Hour! Please join Neighborhood Institute friends at Blue Tractor from 5-7pm. No agenda, except for a request to come with one idea for how to change a locally-hated street into something amazing! #a2council

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"In broad strokes what we're seeing is just limited supply," said Kirk Westphal, executive director of Neighborhood Institute. "And the supply is being limited by zoning ordinances... Cities in general just have to move a lot more quickly on this."
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Great seeing everyone!

[Neighborhood Institute @NeighborhdInst]

Today (Thursday) 5:30-7pm is “Urbanism Cafe” @ Sweetwaters, 123 W Washington St. A caffeinated opportunity to meet people who are passionate about safe transportation, housing costs, walkability, and more. #a2council

[Neighborhood Institute @NeighborhdInst]

Urbanism Happy Hour is tomorrow 6/5 from 5-7pm at Blue Tractor, Ann Arbor! (Half price beer and apps through 6pm.) Bring your ideas! How can we become the most affordable and accessible city we can be? #a2council

[Neighborhood Institute @NeighborhdInst]

New location! This Thursday, May 23, join us for "Urbanism Cafe" happening the 4th Thursday of every month from 5:30-7pm at Sweetwaters in downtown #annarbor (123 W Washington). Let's dig into planning, zoning, housing, safe streets and how to move forward. #a2council

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This event has sold out.

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Please join us for "What should #AnnArbor be when it grows up?" on 5/13, 6:30pm, N Campus. This is a free event featuring speakers & discussion about how we get to a radically inclusive and abundant housing future.

RSVP required; details at link below.

https://t.co/USna3OfNTB

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@the_transit_guy I love intercity trains, I just wonder if prioritizing these destinations makes sense given the density, transit coverage, and parking abundance?

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Urbanism Café is this Thursday! ☕️ Come grab a free coffee, tea and snack with people who ♥️ cities and want to change the world. Drop in anytime 5:30-7pm, 206 S Main St #240, Ann Arbor, MI. We're making this a 4th Thursday tradition! (Photo: Etsy TheCliftonCrowd) #a2council

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@maxdubler They’ll still build a ton of parking. #parkingmaximums

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Article: https://t.co/hAz9VkSEGg

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❤️ "We propose that the federal government use highway funding as a legal mechanism to force states to adopt zoning reform... under exclusionary zoning, development is encouraged to unnecessarily sprawl overloading interstate highways, thus forcing expensive highway widenings."

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Does zoning fire you up? I’m so excited that a statewide conversation about land use and zoning is happening in #michigan! Email michigancoalitionforhousing@gmail to join in! #zoning #YIMBY #urbanplanning

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