Ypsilanti Downtown <br> Development Authority, Michigan

The Ypsilanti DDA adopted the Blueprint for Downtown as the five-year strategic plan for the downtown.  To view the Blueprints plan, click here.  To see the latest update, presented at the Oct. 21st Town Hall meeting, click here.  Implementing the plan will take lots of coordination and cooperation, including the help of numerous volunteers.  To help implement the plan, the YDDA is reorganizing around the Main Street Four Point approach. 

What is the Main Street Four-Point Approach?

The Main Street 4-Point Approach is a community-driven, comprehensive strategy encouraging economic development through historic preservation in ways appropriate to today’s marketplace.  Each of the four points is equally important to a successful downtown.  To get an overview, view a PowerPoint presentation on the program here.  Think of the four-point approach this way:

• Organization: Getting everyone working toward the same vision for downtown
• Promotion: Getting more people to visit your downtown
• Design: Getting downtown into top physical shape
• Economic Restructuring: Getting your downtown businesses healthier

Chair Member Peter Rinehart attended the National Main Street Conference in Chicago, IL March 1-4, 2009 on behalf of the YDDA.  Peter has provided electronic copies of all the presentations from the conference here.

Volunteer Opportunities

We're looking for volunteer help on each of the working committees above.  If you are interested in joining, or would just like to stop in and check out a meeting, feel free to join the next meeting session listed above.  If no meeting is scheduled yet, e-mail us at info@ypsilantidda.org or call the office at 734.482.1410 and we'll let you know of the next opportunity to get involved.  Thank you!