Dearborn Living Street Plan

The City of Dearborn sought to build on the momentum generated by the opening of the new Dingell Transit Center in 2014 to create its first transit-oriented development. Transforming a service street to a vibrant, people-focused connector will contribute to the overall goals for a denser, walkable, mixed-use district. HAA created a plan that would transform this auto-oriented landscape into a pedestrian-oriented place, creatively including existing property owners while creating an asset and opportunity for fresh economic activity. Recommendations focused on improving conditions for pedestrians by making it more inviting and active with both small interventions that can be completed today and bigger changes in the future alongside new development.
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Planning / Urban Design / Site Design / 2016

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Transforming a service street to a vibrant, people-focused connector will contribute to the overall goals for a denser, walkable, mixed-use district."

Working with business owners and the City to think of the site as an important connector for transit and a destination for people and business, HAA developed realistic ideas that business owners realized would benefit their bottom line. HAA studied existing land uses and users, current policies and zoning, transit, street conditions, as well as case studies, and best practices from peer communities. The team also studied product mix and development strategies to ensure West Dearborn continues building toward a critical mass of residents, amenities, and jobs in order to develop into a higher performing, walkable urban place.

The plan accommodates and programs for all users in an intimate, social setting. Recommendations provide the vision and steps for West Village Drive to become a new mixed-use, multi-modal environment that is both a destination and a vibrant connector.

Disciplines

  • Planning / Urban Design
  • Site Design

Type(s)

  • Housing
  • Retail

Services

  • Architecture
  • Blue / green infrastructure
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Master Planning
  • Stormwater Management
  • Urban Design

Client

  • MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

LOCATION

  • DEARBORN, MI

AWARDS

  • MICHIGAN CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS - MERIT AWARD (2017)
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