Barton, Brockman and Crestland Sidewalk Project

• Summer 2024 - Land Survey
  
• Fall 2024 - Summer 2025 - Initial Design & Public Engagement
• Fall 2025 – Finalize Design & Bid project
  
• Summer 2026 – Construction ​

Why is this project being done?

Filling gaps in the sidewalk system is consistent with both Ann Arbor's Moving Together Towards Vision Zero transportation plan and Complete Streets Policy. Providing sidewalks where they currently do not exist can:

• Improve pedestrian safety
• Encourage active transportation and community health
• Provide a continuous user experience
• Provide more transportation options
• Eliminate the practice of walking along the road and across traffic

In November of 2020, voters approved a six-year New Sidewalk Millage. This millage, which will generate an annual revenue of approximately $1.3 million, will be used exclusively for sidewalk gap filling projects. Funding from the New Sidewalk Millage applies to all sidewalks constructed adjacent to tax-paying parcels in the City of Ann Arbor.    

The city developed a prioritization system for the public right-of-way where sidewalks do not currently exist. The system considers proximity to schools, transit, and other pedestrian attractors; equity; classification of adjacent road; community support/citizen requests; and safety. This system identifies the highest priority sidewalk gaps for inclusion in the City's Capital Improvements Plan (CIP).  Please visit the city's new sidewalk website ​for more information and to view the dashboard.

Work to be done

New sidewalks will be installed along missing gaps on Barton, Brockman and Crestland Sidewalk Gaps. Design has not started yet, we plan on hearing input from the public in order to account for these concerns during design, and also request public input after we have an initial design.

Possible impacts

During the planning and design process, city staff will reach out to the neighborhood and to individual property owners adjacent to the project to discuss the details of the project.

While determining the side the new sidewalk is built on and the alignment of the sidewalk within the right-of-way, staff will consider the following:

• Feedback from the neighborhood;
• Removing and/or saving trees;
• Removing and/or maintaining parking;
  
• Reducing the road width;
• Existing utilities, fences, landscaping, and drainage.

Costs and funding source

City of Ann Arbor New Sidewalk Millage​

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