Nestled in an upscale, woodsy 1960s subdivision on the northeast side, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary draws students from both sides of US-23 and boasts families from more than twenty countries and who speak more than thirty-five languages.
The winding streets north of Glazier offer colonial, ranch, and tri-level homes. Young families, retirees, and single people live in King’s mature subdivisions and apartment buildings. On the hilly terrain south of Glazier are contemporary custom-built homes on big lots in natural settings, with neatly landscaped townhouses and condominiums along Huron Pkwy.
East of US-23 is a growing area of low-density development with prime freeway access and office parks. Off Dixboro Rd. are Radrick Meadows and Fleming Creek, both with large single-family homes. Slightly farther east is Concord Pines off Geddes, with recently built one- and two-story luxury homes, and the retreat-like Matthaei Farm community off Gale, with expensive custom-built homes. The Woodlands of Geddes Glen luxury subdivision sits just north of Geddes. To the south, private drives wind away to carefully isolated riverfront mansions, as well as the elegant Towsley Farms development.
The 501-unit GreenBrier and 216-unit Traver Court apartment complexes are within walking distance of King. Other students are bused from Arrowwood Hills Cooperative (350 town house units) and the 520-unit Haven of Ann Arbor on Dixboro Rd.
Major condominiums and co-ops include the 174-unit Earhart Village, the 103-unit Laurel Gardens along Dixboro Rd., and the 360-unit Geddes Lake on Huron Pkwy.
The zoning area for King encompasses the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, which in turn boasts the superb Gaffield Children’s Garden where kids can build forts with huge tree limbs or get filthy making mud pies.
King grads go to Clague Middle School and then Huron High.
Bike lanes: Plymouth Rd., Green, and part of Glazier have bike lanes, and Huron Pkwy. has a well-used sidewalk path. Along US-23 the situation is not quite as good, with Earhart designated a “neighborhood connector,” with signs that guide cyclists through the neighborhood streets. Geddes east of Huron Pkwy. is dangerous for both cyclists and pedestrians.
Walking: King School has a Walk Score of 9, and in general, except for those living close to Plymouth Rd. and Green, residents of this area drive or bike for shopping.
