The Draft Plan Being Crafted:
Watch the Ann Arbor Planning Commission in action as they discuss and debate key information and edits to the Comprehensive Plan.
Official Stuff & Things to Read:
The following are essential resources that need to be considered for any comprehensive plan. SEMCOG’s data is required by law for regional transit planning, and in 2024 the City of Ann Arbor took a $45,000 grant from SEMCOG’s Planning Assistance Program while developing our own transit plans.
Additionally, the Michigan Statewide Housing Plan has offered numerous incentives since 2022 for municipalities end the housing crisis. A key tenant of the Statewide Housing Plan is affordable housing and ending homelessness.
In 2024 the State Plan achieved $1.2B in housing production investment, more than ever before. Construction and rehabilitation of 44,303 housing units meant crossing the half-way milestone towards 75,000-unit five-year goal. Key data and analysis in Ann Arbor’s draft comprehensive plan stops at 2022 - before the State Housing Plan ramped up… 🤔
📄 AICP PAS Report 758, Sustaining Places, Best Practices for Comprehensive Plans
📄 AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
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📄 SEMCOG Master Plan Data and Tools
📄 SEMCOG Ann Arbor Community Page
📄 SEMCOG Ann Arbor Community Explorer Map
📄 SEMCOG Population and Household Estimates for Southeast Michigan (December 2024)
📄 SEMCOG 2050 Forecasts (March 23, 2023)
📄 SEMCOG 2050 Forecasts PDF Version (March 23, 2023)
📄 SEMCOG Planning Assistance Program
📄 SEMCOG Planning Assistance Program FAQ
📄 SEMCOG Planning Assistance Program Interactive Map
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📄 Statewide Housing Plan Site
📄 2022 Statewide Housing Plan PDF Version
📄 Official State of Michigan Housing Data Portal
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📄 Official State of Michigan Housing Data - Full Ann Arbor Housing Report
📄 State of Michigan Center for Data and Analytics 2050 Population Projections (March 6, 2025)
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📄 2023 Ann Arbor Population - U.S. Census quick Facts
📄 2023 Ann Arbor Population - Neilsberg
📄 Data Commons - Ann Arbor Official Data
📄 State of Michigan Building Permits Tracker
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📄 Washtenaw County Economic Outlook by U-M RSQE
📄 Michigan Labor Market Information
📄 State of Michigan Press Release on March Unemployment
📄 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Year over Year Unemployment
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📄 University of Michigan Federal Orders, Memos, and Agency Guidance
📄 University of Michigan Major Projects
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📄 City of Ann Arbor File # 23-0597 - 4/17/23 - Interface Studios Comp Plan RFP & Contract
📄 City of Ann Arbor Comprehensive Plan RFP
📄Interface Studios Comprehensive Plan Proposal
📄 Interface Studios Comprehensive Plan Contract
📄 City of Ann Arbor File # 25-0185 - 3/3/25 - Interface Studio - Amendment 1 to PSA
📄 Interface Studios Comprehensive Plan Budget Amendment Request
📄 Ann Arbor Draft Comprehensive Plan (April 7, 2025)
📄 Ann Arbor Comprehensive Plan Website
📄 Ann Arbor Comprehensive Plan Stakeholder Interview Summary
📄 11/20/2024 - Ann Arbor Comprehensive Steering Committee Slides
📄 09/19/1024 - Ann Arbor Comprehensive Meeting in a Box
📄 09/18/2024 - Ann Arbor Comprehensive Steering Committee Slides
📄 07/17/2024 - Ann Arbor Comprehensive Steering Committee Slides
📄 05/15/2024 - Ann Arbor Comprehensive Steering Committee Slides
📄 Ann Arbor DDA 2024 Post Pandemic Circulation Report
📄 City of Ann Arbor OSI Dashboard - Transit
📄 City of Ann Arbor Active Projects & Plans
📄 City of Ann Arbor Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) 2026-2031
📄 City of Ann Arbor Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) 2026-2031 by Project Report
📄 The Comprehensive Plan will complement three existing plans:
The Treeline Allen Creek Urban Trail Master Plan (PDF) - 2017
The Moving Together Towards Vision Zero - Comprehensive Transportation Plan (PDF) - 2021
Parks and Recreation Open Space Plan (PDF) - 2023
Get The Memo To The City:
🚨 All feedback is Due by May 16 at Noon!
1: Make your voice heard by Emailing or Calling the Ann Arbor City Council and demand they Pause the Plan Now!
Contact an individual Ann Arbor City Council Member, or all:
2: Fill Out the City’s Official Feedback Forms :
From engage.A2gov.org:
Housing and Neighborhoods: https://forms.office.com/g/tKDeWhgdZE
Economy and Opportunity: https://forms.office.com/g/sEu68Mk6cd
Infrastructure and Services: https://forms.office.com/g/v8jdFVY7TK