The Ann Arbor Chronicle » Joel Batterman

Geddes at US-23

Joel Batterman — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:49:05 +0000

Local officials cut – or tear – the ribbon on the new bicycle-pedestrian bridge. Donuts, cookies and Dexter Mill cider are enjoyed.

Fuller & Glen

Joel Batterman — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:25:54 +0000

A bicyclist had been struck in the intersection, where a fire truck and police motorcycles gathered. Was the crash serious? Fireman: “It was serious enough.”

Broadway at Swift

Joel Batterman — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:46:50 +0000

Couple carting away defective manhole cover, via bicycle trailer, for re-installation in garden.

Arborland

Joel Batterman — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:47:19 +0000

Bus shelters and benches have been removed from the pullout inside the mall property and installed along Washtenaw. Legally reaching the stops on the south side of the road requires crossing 3 separate crosswalks and a total of ten lanes of traffic (3 at the Arborland exit drive, 4 at Washtenaw, and 3 at Pittsfield). The author timed this traverse at four minutes, not including the additional 1-2 minutes necessary for reaching the site of the former stops.

Broadway & Maiden Lane

Joel Batterman — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:18:26 +0000

What appears to be fertilizer has been spread over the vast field of dirt that is the Broadway Village site.

Liberty & Division

Joel Batterman — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:54:23 +0000

“Coming Soon” posters in the former Kaplan and Instant Furniture Rental buildings depict new restaurants and intensive computer-generated foot traffic.

A few blocks down the street, Karl Pohrt welcomes someone, with a smile, into the old Shaman Drum, now closed.

Broadway near Baits

Joel Batterman — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:37:57 +0000

7:40 p.m. Call it the Day of the Deer. There’s one standing in a driveway, and it’s not clear whether it or the bicyclist is more surprised at the encounter.

Liberty Plaza

Joel Batterman — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:47:29 +0000

12 noon. Chalked on wall facing Liberty: “BEAT IT! M.J. R.I.P.”

Huron Parkway & Plymouth

Joel Batterman — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:08:23 +0000

Yesterday I noticed that the old Pfizer sign at Huron Parkway and Plymouth had finally been removed (actually, I think they erased the Pfizer logo itself some time ago).