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The new mixed-use residential development currently under construction at Briarwood Mall will be named “The Harlan,” after former University of Michigan President Harlan Hatcher. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The University of Michigan Board of Regents is eyeing three downtown Ann Arbor properties for future development. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Avalon Housing has been given the green light to go ahead with an affordable housing development project near downtown Ypsilanti. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Residents of Western Washtenaw County are invited to an open house on Wednesday to talk about the future of transportation in the Chelsea area. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The Ann Arbor City Council has given approval to a rezoning of the downtown library site. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor Environmental Commission is recommending the inclusion of natural features sustainability in the city’s new Comprehensive Plan. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Ann Arbor’s Planning Commission has approved another major housing project in South University next to the Forest Avenue Parking Garage. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

City densification, affordable housing, commercial development, sustainable energy — Ann Arbor is contending with a number of important issues that are keeping city officials very busy. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talked with Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor about the city’s goals moving forward.

Chelsea’s Main Street Park Alliance has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Lower Town Riverfront Conservancy in Ann Arbor has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.