Craig Hupy, P.E., Unit Manager
Systems Planning Staff Directory
The Systems Planning Unit is a multi-disciplinary unit with responsibility for asset management planning for the city. The Systems Planning Unit is committed to long-range and strategic planning and coordination of constructed and natural infrastructure systems, to be achieved through customer engagement and the development of environmentally sustainable practices.
Asset Management Goals
The Systems Planning Unit works to achieve the following goals:
- Protect the public health and safety
- Ensure that our assets are reliable and meet the desired level of service for all users
- Maximize & enhance the long-term utilization and economic life of our assets
- Reduce our assets’ use of non-renewable energy
- Protect & enhance the natural environment
- Meet or exceed regulatory requirements
What's New?

The City of Ann Arbor last completed a Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update in 1990, laying the framework for improvements to the transportation system over the following years. Since the completion of this plan, the City has experienced tremendous growth and change which alter the way transportation must serve the community:
- Regional Population Growth
- Regional Employment Growth
- Expansion of University Medical Center
- Central Campus Improvements
- North Campus Expansion
- Downtown Development
As a result of these changed conditions, the City of Ann Arbor is preparing an update to the Transportation Plan that considers the effects of changes in growth patterns and development in order to prepare new recommendations to meet transportation needs and the goals of the community well into the future. The plan will be mindful of previous findings and recommendations for the transportation system, and work to incorporate other current efforts, such as the Citywide Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, into a comprehensive framework for addressing current and future transportation issues.
For more information, go to the project website at www.a2transportationplan.com.
Updated June 18, 2008 |