Scott Trudeau

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Ann Arbor. AADL Board of Trustees. CTO Listings Project. Lorcana dad. Bollard fan. he/him

Norman Rockwell painging of a man standing up at a civic meeting
Text overview of policy described in linked article
Chart showing Ann Arbor rents dropping by 8% year over year in Oct 2025 after sustained growth with Mayor Christopher Taylor on a bike with his thumb pointing toward the end of the chart saying "I did that!"
Watercolor & ink sketch of 525 walnut apartment building in Ann Arbor
Rendering of a modest house behind a very old small house
Simpson meme Bart: attacking Iran has gas prices up 40 cents a gallon! Homer: only 40 cents so far!
Principle Skinner: "Ann Arbor City Council not controlled by a machine that keeps people in line?" - "No, it is the data that are wrong"
Simpsons bus driver meme; Driver saying "don't make me tap the sign" point to as sign that says "can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding"
screengrab of 1970 Ann Arbor news article, text: "...the rejection of the annexations but he notes he not agree with the position of some persons who voted "no"on the questions. As an example, he said a certain element cast the "no" vote because they desired large one-acre lots which would be too expensive for Negroes to purchase. "
Geordie from Star Trek is rejecting "taking the bus," then pointing to "chauffeured in my half-million dollar vehicle" in the "Drake meme" format.
Famous public opinion chart on Stockholm’s congestion pricing policy, showing the popularity nadir (“the valley of political death”) immediately before the policy was enacted and the popularity rapidly increasing to a large majority after implementation.
Eurorack? Buddy, I’m an American. With John Wayne in sun glasses, bald eagles and a fighter jet depicted.
"Pawn Stars" meme: best I can do is three units and three floors
Satellite view of a complex street intersection with an illustration of a "peanut" shaped rounadabout replacing the current intersections.
Hand painted sign in a second story Chicago window: ICE Agents, you need to re-think your life choices
Vintage tinted photograph of four young boys with large name tags standing together on a suburban driveway
Photo of downtown Brooklyn & lower manhattan from a plane window
Photo of utility pole with a visible amount of material removed surrounded by large splinters of wood, and tire tracks over the sidewalk at a street corner.
Screenshot of promotional email preview from Universal Orlando Resort: The Nightmares Start This Weekend
screenshot of Aug 25 calendar entry with 6-7pm Disch/Harrison Coffe Hour at Lowertown Bar & Cafe underlined
photo of a modest, worn bathroom with cheapest "landlord special" finishes
Screenshot from Zillow showing a 1384 sq ft $775,000 listing in Burns Park, Ann Arbor
Fists with the words “slow down” on knuckles with temporary tattoos
Photo of cheese, summer sausage, pickles and mustard on a cutting board stamped “library board”
4 men standing in a gaming store holding prize cards and one holding a champion mat featuring Jafar from the movie Aladdin.
charming six-plex
Image of the Ann Arbor District Library "byte" logo in white on a black flag with adjacent white text "Fly The Byte!" on a background of blue sky with clouds.
Regulations on new construction’s embodied carbon are likely a net negative for the environment. The most significant social policy concerning housing as far as environmental impact is concerned is to encourage people to live in urban apartment buildings near train stations. Any regulation that makes this harder – for example, making demolitions of small buildings to make room for big ones harder, or demanding that new buildings meet embodied carbon standards – makes this goal harder. This can be understandable occasionally if the goal of the regulation is not environmental, for example labor regulations for construction workers. It is not understandable if the goal is environmental, as the concern over embodied carbon is. People are entitled to their opinion that small is beautiful as a matter of aesthetic judgment, but they are not entitled to alternative facts that small is environmentally friendly.
"They're the Same Picture" meme format from The Office TV Show. Propaganda flyer from Seattle 100 years ago showing a cottage court saying "Zoning Would Prevent It" and a contemporary propaganda flyer showing ominous clouds over a house saying "Save SIngle Family Homes."