UPDATE #2: Thanks to your support, City Council allocated $500,000 for "quick build" road safety projects! This is very good news. However, City Council did not direct city staff to 1) use the funds for Stadium or 2) specify that "quick build" actually means "quick" and to ACT NOW. This petition is still active—we will let all signers know about upcoming events and critical meetings.

UPDATE: Read our post on Damn Arbor about Ann Arbor's failure to achieve its Vision Zero goal!

We call on the Ann Arbor City Council to urgently appropriate funds to reconfigure (“road diet”) all remaining multilane segments of Stadium Boulevard and Maple Road — as well as the adjoining section of West Liberty Street — by August 2025 for a 2-year pilot. This conversion must include protected bicycle facilities and speed management devices to ensure that drivers do not endanger pedestrians, cyclists, or other drivers.

RECONFIGURATION AREA

CRASH DATA 2019-2023

In 2023, City Council officially recognized that multilane roads in Ann Arbor are over five times more dangerous per mile than other roads and directed staff to act. However, little action has been taken. The City’s continued failure to fix this problem is causing avoidable harm to the community due to injuries, pollution, automobile dependence, property devaluation, missed housing opportunities, and more. The Stadium/Maple segment presents an immediate opportunity for the following reasons:

1. It was designated a high-crash “focus corridor” in the Transportation Plan, and serious and fatal crashes continue to occur there.

2. It creates a dangerous environment for Tappan, Pioneer, and St. Francis students and caregivers.

3. The entirety of Stadium is designated as a future “major bike network” in the Transportation Plan.

4. Construction of protected bike lanes would make progress toward City Council’s overdue commitment to build 5 miles of all ages and abilities bicycle lanes per year and connect the bike network in this area.

5. It would help meet the goal of housing and walkability in a TC1 zoning district.

6. These roads are not designated as AAATA transit corridors requiring dedicated bus lanes.

7. Portions of Stadium and Maple have already been successfully reconfigured.

Ten years ago, City Council committed to achieving “Vision Zero” — meaning no serious injuries or deaths on our roadways — by 2025. In 2023, deaths and serious injuries on the City’s roads hit a nine-year high, and yet no significant improvements are planned. We need action now!

SERIOUS INJURY AND FATAL CRASHES BY YEAR

CONCEPTUAL IMPROVEMENT