Enjoy Ann Arbor
Here are some tips to make your journeys around town easy and safe.
Walk
- Ann Arbor is voted the Best Walking City (No. 3) by Prevention Magazine and the American Podiatric Medical Association, 2008.
- When entering marked crosswalks, be sure you give drivers have enough time to see you and stop.
- Ann Arbor has over 157 parks to enjoy on-foot.
- A 30-minute stroll burns about 100 calories.
- In the dark, wear light-colored clothing and reflective gear to ensure your visibility.
- Sidewalk snow removal requirements are posted at www.a2gov.org/snow.
Bike
- Ann Arbor is voted a bicycle-friendly community, silver-level award, by the League of American Bicyclists, 2009, and is ranked among the 21 best cities for cyclists by Bicycling Magazine, 2007.
- Ann Arbor has over 24 miles of marked bike lanes.
- Download this free Ann Arbor bike map.
- More maps, biking tips, and local organization links are posted here.
- All cyclists must use headlights and rear deflectors after sunset.
- Ride on the right side of the road and obey traffic rules, such as stopping and looking before entering a street. More ways to Share the Road (brochure).
- Store fall leaves on the extension and rake into the street only the weekend before (or the day before, if on a marked bike lane) the schedule street leaf pickup day, posted at www.a2gov.org/leaves.
Drive
- Even if you drive everywhere--you are a pedestrian at some point of your day. Let's keep walking a safe, low-impact activity for everyone.
- Did you know that drivers must yield to pedestrians in marked crosswalks? That's the law. Please stay alert and be prepared to stop.
- Subscribe to online notices of road and lane closures. (Click on the red envelope.)
- Help the next driver! Report potholes online.
- Parking tickets can happen. Here are your payment options.
- Check rear view mirror before opening vehicle door into traffic. More ways to Share the Road (brochure).
Updated September 26, 2009