Help determine the future of downtown Ann Arbor at these community workshops

One North Main building in downtown Ann Arbor. (REDICO)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Share your thoughts on the future of Ann Arbor’s development and city initiatives during a series of public workshops and presentations from Tuesday through Thursday.

City officials and members of the Downtown Development Authority will be at the Ann Arbor District Library’s downtown branch, at 343 S. 5th Ave., to meet with residents and hear their take on land use, sustainability, equity, transportation and street usage.

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The workshops will go over the Ann Arbor Comprehensive Plan -- which outlines city land use, public spending and policy changes for the next 25 years -- and the Downtown Area Circulation Study. The study, organized in partnership with the DDA, will influence transportation projects, downtown’s bicycle network, transit priorities, two-way restoration projects and pedestrian-oriented streets.

Here are the details:

Tuesday, March 12

  • 4 – 7 p.m. | Public Open House & Kick-off
  • 6 p.m. | Presentation

Wednesday, March 13

  • 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Public Open House
  • 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | DDA Board Work Session

Thursday, March 14

  • 10:30 a.m. | 12:30 p.m. | Public Open House
  • 4 – 7 p.m. | Public Open House & Wrap-up
  • 6 p.m. | Presentation

Residents interested in attending can RSVP here for individual sessions, but it is not required.


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Sarah has worked for WDIV since June 2018. She covers community events, good eats and small businesses in Ann Arbor and has a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics from Grand Valley State University.

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