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Tree Line Conservancy seeks council OK to issue RFP for ‘gateway’ engineering and signature bridge on Allen Creek corridor

5490095 · July 28, 2025
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Norman Herbert, co‑chair of the Tree Line Conservancy, asked the Ann Arbor City Council for approval to issue a jointly managed RFP for engineering and design of the proposed northern gateway section and signature bridge for the Tree Line Trail.

Norman Herbert, co‑chair of the Tree Line Conservancy board, told the Ann Arbor City Council that the conservancy is asking for city council approval to issue a jointly issued request for proposals (RFP) for engineering and design of the northern gateway section of the proposed Tree Line Trail.

Herbert described the vision as a trail connecting the Huron River to downtown Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan South Campus, weaving neighborhoods and supporting pollinator plantings and habitat near 415 West Washington. The conservancy has acquired several parcels (including 410 Miller and 208 Chapin), holds agreements to use city easements through the floodway at 415 West Washington and 721 North Main, and says it has secured preliminary agreements with some…

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