The $16.5 million project created a safe and connected community for all transportation users in Ypsilanti – a historically diverse city. The effort yielded 3 miles of bike lanes, safe crosswalks, and enhanced 5 perilous intersections on state roads. The project removed a barrier to safe travel to employment, recreation, and other amenities by residents and visitors who do not own a car. These new facilities advance local objectives, enhancing the city-wide multimodal network, promoting active transportation, and nurturing a just transit system. Recent urban expansion, particularly a hotel near the junction, generated jobs and bettered accessibility. Neighborhoods were seamlessly connected to job centers sans cars, prompting wider advocacy and local planning for multimodal progress across the city.
America's Transportation Awards 