Lower Town Riverfront Conservancy

08/28/2024

The open space in Broadway Park West is in a floodplain and floodway, requiring plants that will survive in variable moisture conditions.

We are very excited to begin planting! Trees to be planted near the river include: Black Tupelo, Common Hackberry, Burr Oak, Frontier Elm and Serviceberry, to name a few. https://plantitwild.net/native-plants/plants-we-use/under-story-trees/serviceberry/

A mesic meadow seed mix of forbs and grasses, along with moisture tolerant shrubs such as Red Twig Dogwood and Buttonbush, are also planned along the river to filter stormwater runoff.

Take a walk over the and check it out!

08/08/2024

The bridge connecting the Border to Border Trail with Broadway Park West has been set!

The bridge is not yet ready for use, but will be ready in the coming weeks! (Soon, we won't have to carry our bikes/strollers/children over the Argo Dam Bridge!! 🙌🚲🤩)

Follow us to stay up to date on this and all future news as we bring Broadway Park West to life! MLive.com

Workers on Thursday installed a long-planned pathway to riverfront land that has been closed to the public since the 19th century.

06/10/2024

Our first monthly newsletter will be coming out in June. We are asking for the community's feedback about what types of programming and events you'd like to see us working on in Broadway Park West!

If you'd like to participate and provide your thoughts, please opt-in: https://lowertowna2.org/divi_overlay/newsletter-opt-in/

05/23/2024

An "adaptive reuse" project, Broadway Park West will open up riverfront land that has been closed to the public since the 19th century.

The centerpiece of the park will be the Commons, a two- acre, tree-lined elliptical lawn that will sit adjacent to a 1,200-foot riverfront trail, connecting Broadway Park West to Washtenaw County’s Border to Border Trail system.

Take a walk over the Broadway Bridge to see all the action!

05/02/2024

We've had a lot of questions about when Broadway Park West will be completed and at what points various stages of construction will begin (very soon!).

If you'd like to receive a monthly update on our progress as well as future events and opportunities for programming, please take a minute to sign up for our newsletter!

https://lowertowna2.org/newsletter-opt-in/

04/26/2024

Thank you Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance for your generous grant to the Lower Town Riverfront Conservancy to establish trails at Broadway Park West for the community to enjoy! We are grateful for your partnership!

04/19/2024

Broadway Park West will provide a green, public space on the for leisure, exercise, city events and gatherings, and community.

Watch our progress in the next few months as we begin to transform this land into a beautiful

04/11/2024

We are very excited about all of the next steps about to take place in this spring and summer! Follow us to watch the progress happen!

04/03/2024

https://lowertowna2.org/dte-and-conservancy-break-ground-on-broadway-park-west-in-ann-arbor/