[nfbmi-talk] places to live in Michigan Re: March Lansing chapter meeting

Sat Mar 16 18:22:57 UTC 2013

Hi and I am glad you are coming to Michigan. Though people have complaints 
about individual cities I would say that Michigan is the number one 
wonderful state in terms of the Great Lakes, diversity in agriculture, State 
and national parks,mountains, waterfalls beaches and I could go on and on. 
My friend who is blind lives in Farmington Hills and it takes her hours to 
get to work or the chapter meeting in Wayne County so I don't believe they 
have the greatest transportation. I would not discount Dearborn if you stay 
far enough east to use Metro Lift and the Smart connector. By the way, I 
love your email address. Do you like sunflowers. At our Celebrate Urban 
Birds event on April 6 the participants will be receiving sunflower seeds to 
plant as birdfeeders. This reminds me that in Dearborn we have the 
University of Michigan Dearborn Environmental Interpretive Center which is 
called an Island of Green in a Sea of Suburbia and it houses the longest 
running Urban Bird study in the country. These things make it the best place 
to live as far as I am concerned. See you in Michigan, Donna Posont Field 
Services Director; Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind; 313-220-8140
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alexa" <lady_sunflower at comcast.net>
To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] March Lansing chapter meeting


> As one of the few areas I'm considering along with Lansing, Farmington 
> Hills
> is another move to area. Does anyone on here know if there's buses that
> services the Farmington Hills and Bloomfield hills? I even looked at grand
> Rapids, they also have limited services.  is
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Larry
> D. Keeler
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 8:56 AM
> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] March Lansing chapter meeting
>
> Jim, I just love that tag about the Raiders!  Haven't lost the spirit even
> though we lost the school!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim in Detroit" <james.prather at comcast.net>
> To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 3:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] March Lansing chapter meeting
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>
>> Yes, and it's the worst as far as scheduling pickups (having drivers
>> pick up clients on opposite parts of town at the same time) and going
>> behind schedule.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alexa
>> Sent: March 16, 2013 00:41
>> To: 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] March Lansing chapter meeting
>>
>> I have Para transit service here. Paratransit in the Detroit area is
>> called Metro Lift which operates very late hours including on
>> weekends. No service like that outside Detroit.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Jim in Detroit
>> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 8:50 PM
>> To: trising; NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] March Lansing chapter meeting
>>
>> Teri, do you know if AATA still serves Ypsilanti?  I lived on Tyler
>> Road in Ypsilanti Township and a bus came down that road, 25 years
>> ago.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: trising
>> Sent: March 15, 2013 16:23
>> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] March Lansing chapter meeting
>>
>> Ann Arbor has service Monday through Friday until 10:45. Most busses
>> run every half hour. On Saturday, busses end at 6:30. Busses run every
>> half hour or hour. On Sunday, busses only run once an hour and end at
>> 6:30. Busses are free if you have a green card. This is a card that
>> makes you eligible for paratransit service. There is also paratransit
>> service. It ends the same time as the busses. You must live in the
>> city limits of Ann Arbor. If you schedule a ride 24 hours in advance,
>> the ride is $3.00. If you schedule it same day, the ride is $4.00.
>> This is a shared ride system, so you want to ask for a ride 45 minutes
>> before you need to be anywhere. You are transported in cabs and small
>> busses. Rides are available only in the city limits, so you have to
>> live in the city limits and be careful of this. We also have a local
>> chapter of the National Federation of the Blind here. I hope this
>> helps.
>> Sincerely,
>> Terri Wilcox
>> Secretary,
>> National Federation of the Blind of Michigan Ann Arbor Chapter
>> President Voice Lessons and Braille Tutoring available. Contact Terri
>> Wilcox MA at
>> (734)663-4050 or at trising at sbcglobal.net
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>> Jim in Detroit
>> James A. Prather
>> Central Michigan University: 1980
>> Michigan School for the Blind: 1974
>> "Fire Up Chips"
>> "Ungh, ungowa, Raiders still Got the Power!"
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>> Jim in Detroit
>> James A. Prather
>> Central Michigan University: 1980
>> Michigan School for the Blind: 1974
>> "Fire Up Chips"
>> "Ungh, ungowa, Raiders still Got the Power!"
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