larry krieg transportation initiatives and communities atlanta, june 25, 2013
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“Not In My Front Yard”Bumps in ReImagining Washtenaw AvenueLarry KriegTransportation Initiatives and CommunitiesAtlanta, June 25, 2013
Washtenaw Avenue
“The ugliest road I’ve ever seen” – millennial from somewhere else
Ann Arbor – Ypsilanti, Michigan
Washtenaw County,Michigan
The Corridor: 4.8 miles
residential areas
City of Ann Arbor Pittsfield Township Ypsilanti
Township
City ofYpsilanti
WashtenawCommunity
College0.5 mi.
St. Joseph MercyHospital0.5 mi.
Eastern Michigan Universit
y
University ofMichigan &Downtown
Ann Arbor2 mi.
ShoppingCenters
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
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
Transmogrifying
What organization?
Best option:CIA
CIA!?!
No, not THAT CIACorridor Improvement Authority Legislation initiated and passed to
allow multiple jurisdictions to form one CIA
Another Layer of Bureaucracy!
They’re Siphoning Our Money!
Tax Base0
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Ann ArborPittsfieldYpsi Twp.Ypsi City
TIF District
Sucking up money needed in the rest of the municipality!
New bike path
Nobody uses it!
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”
Vision! for the wide spot in the road
They’re secretly
planning to COMDEMN LAND!?!
But how will this move traffic…
Faster!
Bus Queue-Jumps
The *&@#$% bus will get ahead of me!
Don’t put MY 5-lane road on a diet!
15-20 years out, if all goes well
Sidewalks are a Good Idea…but…
Meet Mrs. Nimfy
Not in MY front yard!
Thank You!
OMG – a
sidewalk in MY front yard?
Larry KriegWake Up Washtenaw
Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers
Transportation 4 Michigan
http://WashtenawTOD.blogspot.com/