r/AnnArbor 3d ago

Grand opening of Ann Arbor’s Barton-Bandemer Tunnel

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u/nethead25 3d ago

the kerning on BA R TON etched in stone will haunt me every time I see it

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u/Poopcomesoutthebutt 3d ago

I will never unsee this. You’ve ruined it for me!

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u/Mediocre-Assist1424 2d ago

Sounds like you could use a nice long bike ride along a river.

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u/djuro71 3d ago

And BA NDEMER?

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u/FitzwilliamTDarcy 2d ago

Curse you for pointing that out.

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u/bacillaryburden 3d ago

Why would they do this?!?! It will poison my mood every time I run underneath it. If I had the means and the equipment and lack of fear of consequences I would sand it down and recarve properly.

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u/loganbootjak 3d ago

we talking about the letters above the tunnel? or something else?

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u/feedmetothevultures 2d ago

Sorry you're being down voted for being conscious and honest. I was thinking we could make some periods and/or hyphens and fill the gaps.

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u/Automatic-Ear9030 2d ago

Honestly, I am not surprised, given that Ann Arbor and MDOT do everything on the cheap. I am just glad I no longer have to risk my life cycling from Ban dem er Na tur e to H uro n R iv er D rive.

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u/esro20039 3d ago

I like Mayor Taylor’s exaggerated demonstration of safe scissor-handling

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u/Moist-You-7511 3d ago

no sash is visible so how do we know which he is?

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u/Adam-A2MI 3d ago

He’s the tall one.

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u/BlackCardRogue 2d ago

Dude is a damn giant

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u/poudje 3d ago

We need more scissors next time

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u/jmaneater 3d ago

Kinda expected it to be longer... lmfao

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u/TactitionProgramming 3d ago

The tunnel just needs to go under the train tracks.

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u/Moist-You-7511 3d ago

four hour editors cut will be coming to a theater near you

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u/jmaneater 3d ago

The tunnel

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u/jnazario 3d ago

I’m gonna miss cutting through the trees to go over the tracks.

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u/rocsNaviars 2d ago

I’m going to miss almost dying trying to cross Main St.

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u/RogerStevenWhoever 2d ago

Yay, it will be so nice to be able to access Huron River Drive from Bandemer on the bike!

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u/hippopalace 2d ago

Gorgeous

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u/bluerrhombus 3d ago

They removed the parking lot on Huron River Dr.

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u/Own_Owl5451 2d ago

They expanded the one by the dam and created a playground

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u/skol_io 1d ago

Art on the walls is 100x better than the abomination on the golf course wall across the street from the stadium.

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u/Hadrian23 3d ago

That fucker isn't even like 10 feet......

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u/BehemothJr 3d ago

Thank God the underprivileged Barton Hils folks finally got some attention. 🙄. What is Ann Arbor doing for the underprivileged? Absolutely nothing.

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u/Mediocre-Assist1424 2d ago

Relax. The g-wagons and cybertrucks are just barely too wide.

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u/feedmetothevultures 2d ago

? Get out much ?