City of Ypsilanti, Michigan

The City of Ypsilanti's 1997 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan and 1998 Master Plan both called for an examination of the public parks along the Huron River and a plan to develop them into a more contiguous river park corridor.  During 1998, the Recreation Commission undertook the Huron River Corridor Study, which was adopted as an amendment to the 1997 PROS plan.

Download full document (8mb PDF): Ypsilanti Huron River Corridor Study 1998

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1. Cover page and Table of Contents
2. Executive Summary
   
3. Background and Planning Process
4. 1. Huron River Parks Corridor Plan circa 1905
   2. History of the Park System
   3. City Parks and the Recreation Master Plan
   4. City Master Plan
   5. Public Involvement
   6. Goals for the Corridor
   7. Evaluation of the Huron River Corridor
5. Conceptual Design
6. 1. Corridor-wide Improvements
   2. Peninsular (Pen) Park Design Concept
   3. Frog Island Park Design Concept
   4. Riverside Park Design Concept
   5. Rivers Edge and Gilbert Park Design Concept
   6. Waterworks Park Design Concept
7. Action Plan and Implementation Strategies
8. 1. Implementation Roles and Responsibilities
   2. General Action Plan
9. Appendix A - Conceptual Plan Budget Estimates
10. Appendix B - Comprehensive Action Plan and Time Line
11. Appendix C - Preliminary Outline for Huron River Corridor Overlay Zoning District
12. Appendix D - Amenity Comparison Chart