Ann Arbor AF

Today we are talking about Proposals A & B, on the ballot this August 5th, which would authorize the city of Ann Arbor to transfer the air rights of the parking lot known as the Library Lot to the An…

Today we are talking about proposals A and B on the August 5th ballot - yes, we have an August ballot! - and plans for a new downtown library. With us, we have Eli Neiburger, director of the Ann Arbo…

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Original Episode Notes

In a continuation of our new miniseries, Civic Therapy, we are talking with Dan Adams about WTF, Library Lot.

Dan is a corporate att…

Jess and Molly come out of hiatus to share our recommendations for local non-partisan races and ballot initiatives.

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Registration for Jess' panel: History to Present Day: Race and Housing in Ann Arbor

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Today we talk to Yodit Mesfin Johnson about the problematic promises of community “engagement,” and what it could look like to pivot more towards community-driven planning.  Yodit is presently co-lea…

We continue our Civic Therapy miniseries talking to Ann Arbor Public Schools parent Liz Lin about WTF Schools: amygdala parenting, Zoom kindergarten, why she almost ran for school board, and why she …

Our Civic Therapy miniseries continues with Reverend Donnell Wyche about WTF Transportation. We embrace our collective Big Feelings about kids being able to bike to school, e-bikes as a vector of rad…

In a continuation of our new miniseries, Civic Therapy, we are talking with Dan Adams about WTF, Library Lot.

Dan is a corporate attorney, local housing activist, and long-time bike person. He has liv…

A proposed development with robust sustainability and affordability components, considered by many in our community to be a slam dunk for approval, hit a surprising road block this week. Join Jess an…

We’re back! Ann Arbor AF is…the same but different. Molly and Jess catch you up on the haps and where the pod will be going this summer.

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, ann…

Today we are talking with Ben Connor Barrie about yet another blue-language civic engagement media project: Damn Arbor! We cover a lot of ground, including why it's important to say nice things about…

Today we are talking with Jerome Horne about radically abundant transit. We also took deep detours into being vulnerable, what our kid selves would think of us today, and navigating advocacy as and w…

Today we talk (and dream a little) with members of the Coalition for Reenvisioning Our Safety.

Paul is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and helps to organi…

Today we are talking with Jenny Schuetz! In addition to being the author of the phenomenal book Fixer-Upper: How to Repair America's Broken Housing Systems, she is a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro …

We’ll be talking about the November 2022 general election up and down the Michigan, Washtenaw County, and Ann Arbor ballots, plus some general tips that will help you vote smart no matter where you l…

It’s a new season of Ann Arbor AF, and with the new season comes a new format! Today we are talking with Aaron Lubeck of Durham, N.C. about Jim Crow zoning, why some advocacy feels so taboo in commun…

Molly and Jess do an impromptu reflection on the excellent election results.  (Brought to you in part by a very good idea from #a2council Twitter, thanks #a2council Twitter; and also car-free streets…

Today, we are talking about the climate millage coming up on the November 2022 ballot. Last episode, we interviewed Office of Sustainability and Innovation director Dr. Missy Stults about what passin…

Today we are talking to the director of Ann Arbor’s Office of Sustainability and Innovation, Dr. Missy Stults, about A2Zero, the climate millage coming up on Ann Arbor’s November ballot, and a little…