There was a request by a speaker at the last meeting that we hear form "parents of school-aged children on how they feel about 12 strangers moving in next-door to them."
Hi! That's me! I'm a parent of a 1st-grader in the NoCro, SFH neighborhood at Raveena and Arborview. It's hard for parents of school-aged children to get to City Council meetings, what with the school-aged-children and all, so here's my input:
I would LOVE 12, 24, 36, an entire gross of new neighbors in our 'hood. I would LOVE my kid to walk to more friends, ideally from different backgrounds. I'm not entirely sure why I should be more concerned about people who live in apartments than SFH? I'm not following that logic.
What do I worry about? Cars. The most dangerous thing my kid will ever do is cross the street. People living close to work, resources and friends is the best thing we can do to reduce that danger. So yes, please, bring on the 12 new "strangers" so we can meet and not be so strange anymore.
While this resolution is a good first step, we need stronger protections for Ann Arbor’s housing stock and neighborhoods from unchecked development’s harmful effects.
The Comprehensive Plan’s broad upzoning lacks binding affordability requirements and risks accelerating luxury development that displaces residents.
Current examples prove this pattern: J Sinclair’s $3-5M condos, River North’s $1M duplexes, and 717 Felch’s demolition replacing $1,000/month rentals with more expensive units (recent project from same developer was listed at $4,000/month).
Minneapolis saw 3-5% housing value increases after eliminating single-family zoning. Recent NBER research shows income growth, not supply constraints, primarily drives housing costs.
Without adequate protections, we’re incentivizing demolition of naturally affordable homes for high-end units most can’t afford. Please continue amending the plan toward a more balanced, thoughtful strategy that protects existing residents
There was a request by a speaker at the last meeting that we hear form "parents of school-aged children on how they feel about 12 strangers moving in next-door to them."
Hi! That's me! I'm a parent of a 1st-grader in the NoCro, SFH neighborhood at Raveena and Arborview. It's hard for parents of school-aged children to get to City Council meetings, what with the school-aged-children and all, so here's my input:
I would LOVE 12, 24, 36, an entire gross of new neighbors in our 'hood. I would LOVE my kid to walk to more friends, ideally from different backgrounds. I'm not entirely sure why I should be more concerned about people who live in apartments than SFH? I'm not following that logic.
What do I worry about? Cars. The most dangerous thing my kid will ever do is cross the street. People living close to work, resources and friends is the best thing we can do to reduce that danger. So yes, please, bring on the 12 new "strangers" so we can meet and not be so strange anymore.
While this resolution is a good first step, we need stronger protections for Ann Arbor’s housing stock and neighborhoods from unchecked development’s harmful effects.
The Comprehensive Plan’s broad upzoning lacks binding affordability requirements and risks accelerating luxury development that displaces residents.
Current examples prove this pattern: J Sinclair’s $3-5M condos, River North’s $1M duplexes, and 717 Felch’s demolition replacing $1,000/month rentals with more expensive units (recent project from same developer was listed at $4,000/month).
Minneapolis saw 3-5% housing value increases after eliminating single-family zoning. Recent NBER research shows income growth, not supply constraints, primarily drives housing costs.
Without adequate protections, we’re incentivizing demolition of naturally affordable homes for high-end units most can’t afford. Please continue amending the plan toward a more balanced, thoughtful strategy that protects existing residents