Positive ripple effects and important timing--
**A small Center-of-the-City working group of on-the-ground explorers, has observed how positive economic and social effects ripple outward from hosting "Food Trucks and Mobile Vendors" at centrally located public spaces in communities comparable to Ann Arbor.** There is a trove of long-standing research in the public domain that documents similar "activation" having great success. Ann Arbor can create similar success with at least one additional benefit of reducing the number of street closures needed for planned events. **This activation supports local businesses with increased pedestrian activity and less disruption of movement in general.**
**Please use publicly available research and local information already gathered to shorten the time toward activation of the Library Lane surface parking lot.** Community members can help. We need to start planning for success now.
Thank you,
Alice Ralph
734-272-7757
Third Ward
Positive ripple effects and important timing--
**A small Center-of-the-City working group of on-the-ground explorers, has observed how positive economic and social effects ripple outward from hosting "Food Trucks and Mobile Vendors" at centrally located public spaces in communities comparable to Ann Arbor.** There is a trove of long-standing research in the public domain that documents similar "activation" having great success. Ann Arbor can create similar success with at least one additional benefit of reducing the number of street closures needed for planned events. **This activation supports local businesses with increased pedestrian activity and less disruption of movement in general.**
**Please use publicly available research and local information already gathered to shorten the time toward activation of the Library Lane surface parking lot.** Community members can help. We need to start planning for success now.
Thank you,
Alice Ralph
734-272-7757
Third Ward