The People's Republic of Ann Arbor maybe the punch line to a few jokes about Metro Detroit's best college town, but the "Republic's" leaders are looking for the opinions of its everyday people to help shape the future of its downtown.
City planners will hold a public downtown design workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. July 26 in the Michigan Room of the Michigan League, 911 N. University Avenue. The workshop is part of the city's Ann Arbor Discovering Downtown initiative, which encourages local residents and business owners to work with city officials on downtown issues, such as downtown parking, historic preservation, urban design and the development processes.
City planners have identified and mapped areas of distinct character in the downtown, along with a set of design principles for each area, using information from a public workshop in May. This design framework will provide the base for the development of design guidelines.
Information from the July workshop will be used for the final workshop scheduled for September. The initiative hopes to develop design guidelines for downtown development.
For information, contact Wendy Rampson at wrampson@a2gov.org or (734) 994-2802.
Source: City of Ann Arbor
Writer: Jon Zemke
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