Cross St streetscape project moves forward in Ypsilanti

Ypsilanti’s Cross Street streetscape project is at a crossroads, ready to put actual shovels in the ground.The $1 million project would improve Cross between the Water Tower and Depot Town. That means adding bump outs, redoing sidewalks, planting trees and shrubs, installing benches and other street furniture and putting in crosswalks. The bottom line is it will improve the corridor for both motorized and non-motorized traffic.”We’re trying to improve the pedestrian experience,” says Theresa Gillotti, one of the organizers behind the project. “It should also help improve the look of the area.”City staff has worked out an agreement with the state, which will cover $600,000 of the project’s price tag. The city will show off preliminary plans this fall, finish engineering and get approvals next year and plan to start construction in 2011.A public meeting on the plans will be held at 7 p.m. today in the City Hall.Source: Theresa Gillotti, organizer Cross Street streetscape projectWriter: Jon Zemke