TRANSFORM WOODWARD

NEWS:
 
  
WOODWARD AVENUE ACTION ASSOCIATION (WA3) HOSTS COMPLETE STREETS INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR CITIES OF BIRMINGHAM AND BLOOMFIELD HILLS
ON MAY 20, 21 and 22
 
Public Invited to Attend the Woodward Complete Streets Community Events
 that will help create a Roadway that Works for Everyone
 
The WA3 will hold three days of interactive community events on May 20, 21 and 22 as part of its Woodward Complete Streets master planning effort, heralded as the single largest Complete Streets planning effort ever undertaken in North America. This is the second in a series of five planned for the Woodward corridor, and will target the cities of Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills. 
*The event will be held at 555 S. Woodward (on the west side of the building, facing Old Woodward).  
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WOODWARD AVENUE RAPID TRANSIT ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS (AA)
The Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3) is a key strategic advisor to the Woodward Avenue Rapid Transit AA, which is being conducted by The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG). The AA will review rapid transit options for the 27-mile corridor along Woodward Avenue from downtown Detroit to downtown Pontiac, and include  an extensive public outreach campaign designed to educate area residents and businesses, enlist their involvement and seek their input. 
Want to Attend a Woodward Transit AA Public Meeting?
To learn more about the AA and the public meetings, click here: Woodward Transit AA Meetings.
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TOD
Transform Woodward/Transit-Oriented Development  (TOD) Task Force is a WA3 task force that convened in late 2010 to develop a plan and consensus for advancing transit-oriented development (TOD) along Woodward Avenue in Oakland County. Key members represent the cities of Ferndale, Berkley, Birmingham, Huntington Woods and Royal Oak, along with institutional partners, employers and elected officials including: SMART, SEMCOG, Michigan Suburbs Alliance, the Detroit Zoo, and Beaumont Hospital. 
 
Members of the Transform Woodward Transit-Oriented Development Task Force:
  • Jana Ecker, Chairperson/Planning Director, City of Birmingham, 248-530-1841 Email: jecker@ci.birmingham.mi.us
  • Jason Fowler,  WA3 Program Manager, 248-288-2004. Email: jason@woodwardavenue.org
  • Kate Baker, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Ferndale
  • Steve Baker, Councilmember, City of Berkley
  • Jim Barrett, Director of Real Estate Services, Jones Lang Lasalle @Beaumont Health System  
  • Heather Carmona, Executive Director, WA3
  • Marie Donigan, former State Rep and transit advocate
  • Jim Ellison, Mayor, City of Royal Oak
  • Paul Good, Community and Government Relations Manager, The Detroit Zoo        
  • Jeff Jenks, Commissioner, City of Huntington Woods        
  • Bob Morris, Transportation Policy Coordinator , SEMCOG  
  • Richard Murphy, Transportation Programs Coordinator, MI Suburbs Alliance
  • Mark Nickita, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Birmingham
  • Melanie Piana, Councilmember, City of Ferndale
  • Cristina Sheppard Decius, Executive Director, Ferndale DDA
  • Jim Schultz, MDOT Metro Region
  • John Swatosh, Deputy Director, Regional Transit Coordinating Council, SMART
  • Tim Thwing, Director of Planning for City of Royal Oak 

If you would like to receive updates on Transform Woodward, please email: loriella@woodwardavenue.org

 
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