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City of Ann Arbor - Data Catalog
Welcome to the first iteration of the City of Ann Arbor's Data Catalog website. This site is part of our ongoing commitment to enhance citizen participation and local government transparency. We are pleased to make City datasets freely available to the public in machine-readable formats.
annarbor  city  civic  data  gis  permits  safety-services  etc  tfyl 
february 2010 by bkerr
The Ann Arbor Chronicle » FOIA Update: Printed vs. Electronic Records
The cost of a single CD-ROM is lower than several thousand sheets of paper, many of which bear an admonition to “Think Green!” and to print out the the email only if necessary.
annarbor  chronicle  city  council  e-mail  foia  failures 
june 2009 by bkerr
The Onion | GM Covered With Giant Tarp Until It Has Money To Work On Cars Again
"According to Wagoner, the automotive giant spent its last $18 on cinder blocks to help secure the tarp."
detroit  delta  city  (s_y-so-srs) 
november 2008 by bkerr
Ron Suarez -- Ann Arbor City Council Member | City of Ann Arbor Awards Liquor License to Itself
City Council, liquor license hot potato, Everyday Cook, and the Leslie Golf Blight. Good post, but stop reading when you hit the Wall of Crowdsourcing.
annarbor  warning-warning  city  council  control-mobs 
february 2008 by bkerr
The City Repair Project
"...an all-volunteer grassroots organization helping people reclaim their urban spaces to create community-oriented places."
portland  city  repair  wiki  community  openspace 
february 2007 by bkerr
ArborWiki | Water Street Redevelopment Project
Needed to learn more about this issue, good intro @ arborwiki. Part of the 'bkerr needs to learn about Ypsilanti' series.
ypsilanti  city  development 
december 2006 by bkerr
NASA Advanced Supercomputing | Space Colony Art from the 1970s
"Colonies housing about 10,000 people were designed. A number of artistic renderings of the concepts were made." This stuff looks like Villa Straylight.
nasa  space  travel  future  city  images  sf  visual  design 
may 2006 by bkerr
ypsi~dixit | Council Presentation a Success
"It went down their table. Every Council member signed it."
annarbor  ypsilanti  transportation  bus  city  politics 
april 2006 by bkerr
Wikipedia | Centralia, Pennsylvania
"As recently as 1981 there were over 1,000 residents, the population has dwindled to 11 as a result of a 40 year old mine fire burning beneath the borough."
wikipedia  city  quiet  disaster 
march 2006 by bkerr

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