Transportation plans and policies guiding street design
"Ann Arbor: Moving Together builds a common understanding of the opportunities and challenges we face in Ann Arbor, so that we can allocate our resources where they will deliver the most benefit to us all. The plan details a set of strategies, which include individual projects, programs, and policies, and additional actions we will take over the coming years to address our mobility challenges in a sustained, systemic way. It also includes detailed information on how the plan’s recommendations can become reality and a framework for regularly reporting on our progress to ensure transparency and accountability."
-A2 Moving Together Plan
"Ann Arbor has a Vision Zero goal to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries resulting from traffic crashes. Speed is a major factor for determining how likely and how severe a traffic crash will be. Therefore, slowing vehicles down is an important strategy for helping Ann Arbor reach its Vision Zero goal.
This process targets major streets with documented speeding issues. Community members can report concerns about speeding on major streets. The Major Street Screening Process evaluates these issues and recommends targeted measures such as speed feedback signs, travel lane reconfiguration, or other engineering solutions."
Council Resolutions
Ann Arbor Comprehensive Plan
The City of Ann Arbor's Comprehensive Plan, adopted by the Planning Commission and the City Council, is a document that sets out the city’s future vision and priorities, guiding its development for decades. The plan includes decisions on land use, policy changes and priorities for public projects over the next 25 years, taking us to 2050. The Ann Arbor Comprehensive Plan was developed over a two-year period, which included research on existing conditions, data collection, and community engagement.
Unified Development Code
The Unified Development Code (Chapter 55 of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor) divides the City into zoning districts and contains the development standards for construction in the City, such as permitted uses, setback and height regulations, parking, landscaping and buffering, signs and fences, and the approval procedures for new construction and redevelopment. All development standards and regulations are provided in the UDC.
Transportation Commission
The Transportation Commission is dedicated to advancing excellence in planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining a sustainable and reliable transportation system for the City of Ann Arbor. Serving as an advisory body to the City Council and the City, the Commission plays a crucial role in shaping the future of transportation, ensuring it meets the needs of all residents.