Ann Arbor plans streetscape improvements for downtown
Main Street Ann Arbor is already one of the city’s most attractive features, and now the city plans to make the Fifth and Division corridors the same way soon.
Downtown Ann Arbor is known for its beautiful streetscape and overall aesthetic
beauty. And it’s about to get even better.
The city’s Downtown Development Authority is expected to approve improvements to the Fifth and Division corridors between Packard and the Broadway Bridge. Those improvements include installing bike lanes, streetlights, extra parking spaces and adding bump outs at intersections to protect pedestrians. LED lights will also be installed in the streetlights.
The $4 million project will also repair brick streets in Kerrytown, add bike rack hoops and replace trees where necessary.
The City Council is expected to decide whether to approve these changes later this year.
Source: Susan Pollay, executive director of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority
Writer: Jon Zemke
Related Articles
On-Demand Coaching helps Ypsi’s government and small businesses build a winning team
A Michigan Municipal League program helps Ypsi and other municipalities connect small businesses and entrepreneurs with existing capital and technical assistance.
Ann Arbor DDA expands its boundaries for first time, enabling new projects on city’s North Side
The goal of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority’s expansion is to strengthen connections between downtown, the Huron River, and Ann Arbor’s North Side.
Ypsilanti African-American cemetery is being rehabilitated after decades of disrepair
The African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County has been cleaning up Woodlawn Cemetery and working to identify lost graves.
