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News From the Village: Road Closure

We have received info from the Village of Dundee about a great initiative that will surely have a dramatic impact on pedestrian safety and the walkability of our downtown.  Very exciting!

The Village of Dundee has been working with SEMCOG ( South East Michigan Council of Governments) and MDOT (Michigan Department of Transportation) to attempt to address our traffic flow problems in several areas of the Village. Some of the areas being addressed are the US 23 and Tecumseh Street corridor, including the intersection of Ann Arbor Road, and many pedestrian crossing areas. SEMCOG’s initial response has been that the Village has many areas of concern that need to be addressed. One longstanding area of concern is the intersection of Main and Ypsilanti Streets. As we continue to gather traffic information, SEMCOG has recommended that we test a change of traffic flow at this location.

Because it is important that the test be conducted prior to Dundee Schools closing for Summer Break, starting this Friday April 21st the Village will be closing Ypsilanti Street at Main Street. Ypsilanti Street will remain open northbound from Van Nest Street and to vehicular traffic accessing businesses and the Municipal lot. During this test period traffic counters will be in designated areas to monitor the flow of traffic.

Dundee Police and Volunteers will be at specified locations as traffic monitors. The Police Department has been working closely with Dundee Schools and with Dundee Castings on alternate traffic routes. Dundee Township and the Village will be sending out an alert on CodeRed to residents to help advise them of this test closure. The Dundee Independent and the Monroe News have also assisted in sending out the information. Dundee Schools will be sending out a message to parents sometime this week. The change in this traffic flow, if successful, may help the Village and Dundee Schools in seeking a significant grant for Safe Routes to School. Please take time to review the attached map of the traffic flow change.

The Village would like to thank you for your cooperation and patience during this traffic flow test.

 

 

Any questions or feedback about this initiative should be directed to the Village Office.

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Flowers!

This is our 3rd year hanging flower baskets in the downtown area and they are looking great!  It has been a real partnership between the village and volunteers to get the flowers to be the spectacular show they are today.  Some are getting as big as 3 feet from top to bottom!

Flower basket as it appears this weekend.  I wonder how big it will get?!

Earlier in the season, the baskets were hung and were looking quite nice.  Unfortunately, we had an uncharacteristically hot and dry Memorial Day weekend and our weekday watering routine didn’t cut it.  We almost lost most of the baskets that weekend.  Thanks to some quick action by Denny Polito (DDA member and owner of Antiques, Collectibles and Upcycled Treasures, the shop below Swan Creek), the flowers were saved.  With a small budget from the DDA, he volunteered to get a portable watering system together and to water the flowers every Saturday and Sunday morning.  The DPW waters the flowers each day throughout the week.

We have been getting so many compliments about these flowers and hope you are enjoying them too!  People always want to know where we get them.  Here it is Koraleski Flower Center.

Flower basket when it was new – as a point of comparison.

We would love to expand our coverage of flower baskets – over the bridge, along the river, around the triangle, etc… But we’ll need help to do that.  We have learned that these flowers need water every day to make it through the long hot summer.  As we begin planning for next year’s flower purchases, we’ll be reaching out to our residents.  We would like to create a flower program for the downtown and get more volunteers involved in keeping our downtown colorful throughout the summer!

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Dundee from above

My attention was recently brought to this series of photos taken of our downtown area from above.  They are so cool I wanted to share!

See more photos on Jeremy’s Drone Adventure’s Facebook page.

These fantastic, high-resolution images were taken using a remote-controlled drone that was flown over the area.  Like Jeremy’s Drone Adventures on Facebook to see more great photos and videos!