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Planning department previews Interbelt master plan and housing projects to council
Summary
The planning director described the Interbelt master plan to reconnect westside neighborhoods, new zoning work and downtown adaptive-reuse projects, plus housing investments including 120 Wintergreen Ledges affordable units and federal HUD-funded programs awaiting 2026 allocation.
Kyle Julian, Akron's planning director, briefed council on the department's priorities for 2026, focusing on transportation planning, housing and zoning updates.
Julian said AMATS (the Akron metropolitan area transportation study) will continue to manage a portfolio of approximately 70 projects receiving about $14 million in federal and $6 million in state transportation funds for the region. He described completion of an Interbelt master plan—intended to…
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