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

Fri Mar 22 19:02:52 UTC 2013

The further you get from the center of things the worst public 
transportation is going to be.

Fred Olver
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alexa" <lady_sunflower at comcast.net>
To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] places to live in Michigan Re:March Lansing 
chapter meeting

> I'm originally from Detroit, south side. Moved from there mid 80's.
> Unfortunately too many changes for the worse since I moved. Have anyone
> heard of Alburn Hills, MI.? It's in Oaklandcounty.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Fred
> Wurtzel
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 8:03 PM
> To: 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] places to live in Michigan Re: March Lansing
> chapter meeting
>
> Hello,
>
> I want to put in a good word for Lansing.  It is a medium size 
> metropolitan
> area with excellent transportation for blind people.  The bus service is 1
> of the best in the state, especially in metro areas.  Michigan State
> University is here along with a number of smaller colleges and 
> Universities.
> We have a nice NFB chapter which meets the 3rd Monday of each month in a
> very bus friendly place.
>
> Donna is sure right about our state.  It is a fantastic place for almost 
> any
> activity, indoors or out.  Donna has organized a Birding by Ear group 
> which
> meets on a Saturday morning in a very nice nature center.  I agree with 
> the
> others, you will probably want to stay in Wayne county, near Detroit or
> Eastern Dearborn if you choose that area.  The City of Detroit is a place
> where you may want to consult with Jim or others about where to locate.
> Some places are very nice and other not so nice.  I, personally liked 
> living
> in Detroit when I was younger.
>
> We will all be glad to answer questions that you may have.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alexa
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 2:57 PM
> To: 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] places to live in Michigan Re: March Lansing
> chapter meeting
>
> Yes I love sunflowers. Does your friend get the Metro Lift in Farmington
> Hills? Have you or anyone heard of hamtramic? It is a very small area kind
> of sub of Detroit, it's a Pollish community. I'm not Pollish, lol. I
> remember that area when I was growing up, and my Mom use to go there for
> shopping.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Donna
> Posont
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 11:23 AM
> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] places to live in Michigan Re: March Lansing chapter
> meeting
>
> 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
>>
>>
>>> 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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>>> James A. Prather
>>> Central Michigan University: 1980
>>> Michigan School for the Blind: 1974
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>>> "Ungh, ungowa, Raiders still Got the Power!"
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