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Ann Arbor reviews winter maintenance after 2024–25 season; contractor sidewalk work and new snow-parking ban highlighted
Summary
Paul Matthews, Ann Arbor's public works manager, presented the city's winter maintenance review on April 16, reporting about $44,000 spent on contracted sidewalk clearing this season and describing a new on-street snow-parking ban and other operational changes.
Paul Matthews, the City of Ann Arbor public works manager, told the Transportation Commission on April 16, 2025, that the 2024–25 winter season prompted several operational changes the city will continue: a new contracted sidewalk- and pedestrian-facility clearing program, expanded contracted residential plowing capacity, upgraded equipment for bike-lane clearing, and a recently approved on-street snow-parking ban ordinance.
Matthews said the city spent about $44,000 on the contractor that cleared sidewalks and pedestrian islands this winter, including one clearing of Downtown Development Authority (DDA) ramps. The city budgeted up to $500,000 for contracted snow services (a cap that also covered supplemental residential street plowing), but the mild winter meant the full budget was not…
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