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“Not In My Front Yard” Bumps in ReImagining Washtenaw Avenue

Larry Krieg Transportation Initiatives and Communities Atlanta, June 25, 2013. “Not In My Front Yard” Bumps in ReImagining Washtenaw Avenue. Washtenaw Avenue. “The ugliest road I’ve ever seen” – millennial from somewhere else. Ann Arbor – Ypsilanti, Michigan. Washtenaw County,

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“Not In My Front Yard” Bumps in ReImagining Washtenaw Avenue

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  1. Larry Krieg Transportation Initiatives and Communities Atlanta, June 25, 2013 “Not In My Front Yard”Bumps in ReImagining Washtenaw Avenue

  2. Washtenaw Avenue “The ugliest road I’ve ever seen” – millennial from somewhere else

  3. Ann Arbor – Ypsilanti, Michigan Washtenaw County, Michigan

  4. The Corridor: 4.8 miles University of Michigan & Downtown Ann Arbor 2 mi. Shopping Centers Washtenaw Community College 0.5 mi. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital 0.5 mi. Eastern Michigan University Pittsfield Township City of Ypsilanti City of Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Township residential areas

  5. The ReImagining Effort • Started 2008 to attract millennial, TOD, business; led by County planner • Wide participation: 4 municipalities, transit authority, state DOT, advocates, planners • Public input early; business breakfasts • Grants for ROW survey, design options, traffic analysis, storm water management, transit priority (HUD, SGA, MPO) • Bike-Ped path through dangerous cloverleaf

  6. redevelopment strategy • Mixed-use corridor, create Sense of Place • “Complete Street” improvements • Concentrate on Transit Oriented Development at “Nodes” • Housing, retail and office space easily accessible through high quality transit • Vibrant neighborhoods and commercial areas connected by safe and pleasant walking and biking facilities

  7. Transmogrifying What organization? Best option: CIA

  8. CIA!?! • No, not THAT CIA • Corridor Improvement Authority • Legislation initiated and passed to allow multiple jurisdictions to form one CIA

  9. Another Layer of Bureaucracy!

  10. They’re Siphoning Our Money!

  11. TIF District • Sucking up money needed in the rest of the municipality!

  12. New bike path • Nobody uses it!

  13. Presentation vs. Public Input • Forty-five minute consultant info barrage • “We can take a few questions at the end” • “We prefer your comments in writing, so we don’t miss anything”

  14. They’re secretly planning to COMDEMN LAND!?! Vision! for the wide spot in the road

  15. But how will this move traffic… Faster!

  16. Bus Queue-Jumps The *&@#$% bus will get ahead of me!

  17. Don’t put MY 5-lane road on a diet! 15-20 years out, if all goes well

  18. Sidewalks are a Good Idea…but… Not in MY front yard! Meet Mrs. Nimfy

  19. Thank You! Larry Krieg Wake Up Washtenaw Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers Transportation 4 Michigan OMG – a sidewalk in MY front yard? http://WashtenawTOD.blogspot.com/

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