DEARBORN, Michigan – Dearborn’s intermodal passenger train station under construction now at 20201 Michigan Avenue opens up possibilities for further development in the west downtown and neighborhoods.
It also presents an opportunity to ensure that new projects keep environmental sustainability in mind.
Architectural Drawing - Intermodal Rail Station
Paid for through a competitive grant, Dearborn will host four planning and sustainability experts who will study the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) area within a one-mile radius of the train station.
As part of the review, the public is invited to an interactive community workshop inside Studio A of the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26.
The public workshop will help clarify the community’s overall vision for sustainable development, identify community priorities, and begin to build community consensus around the vision for the target project area.
This workshop will focus on gaining input through exercises that use maps, photographs, and impressions from the area combined with examples from similar communities.
All residents are encouraged to participate, including neighborhood organizations, business owners, senior citizens and youth groups, university students, environmental organizations and bicyclists.
The planning team’s goal is to make recommendations about creating neighborhoods that are walkable, bikeable, resource-efficient and equitable.
Have questions? Contact Jessica Turner at 313-943-5474 or Liz Hendley at 313-943-2171.