Density And The Downtown

An interview with Doug Kelbaugh, dean of the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

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May 4, 2004, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"Last week, a city task force looking at downtown residential growth presented a computer model that would add about 20 tall buildings over the next 25 years to downtown Ann Arbor. If such growth were to occur, it could add more than 2,000 housing units and 5,000 more people to the core of the city by 2030."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Sunday, May 2, 2004 in Michigan Live

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