A THREAD w/ something for everybody: desegregation, schools, childcare, & transportation!

Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) didn't desegregate til the 1980's. Most of the process would be familiar if you’ve seen desegregation anywhere: Busing, awkwardly drawn boundaries, etc. 1/ The story of my kids' school(s) is unique in Ann Arbor, though it has happened elsewhere. For this section of the city, there used to be 4 elementary schools, 2 majority white, north of Eisenhower, and 2 majority Black, south of Eisenhower. 2/

Good morning, #a2council! I had terrible insomnia after last night’s Council meeting, so I wrote this thread about moms and bicycles and also Philadelphia, somehow. It's more personal than I usually get in public, by a lot. Here goes. 1/ My mother (may her memory be a blessing) was a pediatric radiologist. She spent most of her career at an underfunded children’s hospital in North Philadelphia, reading x-rays and other scans of sick and injured kids. 2/

Apparently there is some misinformation flying around tonight about the Ann Arbor Transportation Commission. Here’s a little thread about what TC is, why it exists, who serves on it, and all the power it doesn’t have. 1/ #a2council Disclosure: I am the recently elected chair of Transportation Commission, and have served on it for a year and a half. This thread is factual to the best of my knowledge, and I speak only for myself and my 3 bicycles. 2/ #a2council