The City of Ann Arbor is committed to assuring the safety and reliability of all modes of transportation, and the City Transportation Planning Program, which is housed in the Systems Planning Unit, is responsible for carrying that mission forward.
The Transportation Planning Program is mainly responsible for managing major transportation planning projects, like the 2010 Ann Arbor Connector Feasibility Study, 2009 Update of the City Transportation Plan, 2007 Non-motorized Transportation Plan, and the Model for Mobility. The Transportation Planning Program is also responsible for managing the City’s Alternative Transportation Fund, coordinating and communicating with community members and stakeholders on a variety of transportation-related issues, and staffing the City’s Alternative Transportation Committee.
City of Ann Arbor: Transportation Quickfacts
In Ann Arbor, 17.7% of residents walk to work and 3% commute by bike, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2009 American Community Survey. This is up from the 15.8% of residents who walked and 2.7% who biked or rode motorcycles to work in 2000.
The City of Ann Arbor added over 9 miles of bicycle lanes to city streets in 2010-2011. This will increase the total to 36.2 miles of bike lanes.
There are over 900 bike parking spaces in downtown Ann Arbor, including 431 bike hoops, 6 on-street bike racks accommodating 16 bikes each, and 26 secured bike lockers. Bicycle parking is required in new developments.
Ann Arbor was proud to receive a Silver-level Bicycle Friendly City designation from the League of American Bicyclists, and the City was named the 14th most bike-friendly city in America by Bicycling Magazine in 2010.
The City of Ann Arbor has over 400 miles of sidewalks and 55 miles of shared-use paths, and was named a Gold-level Walk Friendly Community by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. Prevention Magazine named Ann Arbor the 3rd Best City for Walking in the United States in 2008.
Auto travel within the City of Ann Arbor has been on the rise. According to the WATS travel demand model, Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) for the City of Ann Arbor increased by 9.8% from 2000 to 2010, from an estimated 481,607,203 miles to 529,238,685.
Ridership for the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority bus system increased from 4,409,307 in 2001 to 5,897,195 in 2010.
More statistical information on the City of Ann Arbor’s transportation infrastructure, usage and overall systems can be found in the Efficient Mobility section of the City of Ann Arbor’s 2007 State of the Environment Report.
Updated August 3, 2011.
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