18-21 - Lower Town Area Mobility Study

The City of Ann Arbor is seeking a highly qualified consultant or consultant team to
provide transportation engineering and planning services for the Lower Town Area
Mobility Study.
Development in the northern areas of the City can reasonably be expected to add
demand to the City’s mobility network. The confluence of Pontiac Trail, Broadway,
Plymouth Road, Moore Street, Wall Street, and Maiden Lane (also known as Lower
Town) has the potential to become a mobility chokepoint.
City Council desires to mitigate the potential impacts of development on the City’s
quality of life. In December 2017, City Council passed a resolution requesting City
Staff to review and update of previous studies of vehicular, transit, bicycle, and
pedestrian movements leading to, and traveling through, the Lower Town area. In
January 2018, the City’s Transportation Commission, a recommending body to the
City Council, reviewed and provided comments on the scope of this study.
The chosen Consultant will work with a designated City Project Manager for this study
to coordinate communication with involved units within the City, other agencies and
stakeholders. The Public Services Area staff will oversee the direction of the project
and quality of work performed by the chosen Consultant.