City officials and members of the Downtown Development Authority will meet with residents and hear their take on land use, sustainability, equity, transportation and street usage.

There are less than 65 days until the NFL draft is here in Detroit. Last year, the draft generated $160 million for Kansas City's economy, with 300,000 people visiting.

The Downtown Development Authority is updating its Five-Year Action Plan and holding planning sessions open to the public.

The city of Royal Oak is celebrating the holidays with several programs and events throughout the month of December during what it calls Jolly Days.

A Michigan city agreed to pay $1,000 to a driver to settle a lawsuit about marking tires to catch parking violators.

The Downtown Development Authority has implemented an EV charging fee at its charging ports.

Business owners in the construction zone on State Street say they're concerned sales will be impacted by the roadwork ahead of the biggest home football weekend yet.

Ann Arbor's State Street is going to transform over the next two years.

The city is partnering with the DDA to expand its EV charging network downtown.

See when changes to traffic patterns will take place downtown.

Those who come out will receive the Pfizer shot and they will have a second shot scheduled three weeks later. When people get their second shot, they’ll get a second gift certificate.

The city of Royal Oak is preparing for some foot traffic with a new social district.

ANN ARBOR – Downtown area associations have joined an annual campaign to encourage visitors to continue shopping and dining in the city throughout the month of January. Typically a slow time of year for business, the pandemic has only exacerbated the lack of customers at local establishments. The Main Street Area Association, State Street District, Kerrytown District Association, and South University Area Association have partnered with the getDowntown Program for “Conquer the Cold - Pandemic Edition.”The annual challenge by getDowntown -- in partnership with the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide), the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority and the City of Ann Arbor -- is designed to encourage and educate commuters to use alternative modes of transportation during the cold winter months. Many restaurants will be participating in the Comfort Food Challenge, and users can get prizes for dining outdoors, ordering curbside and shopping downtown. “The Downtown Districts are excited to be partnering with GetDowntown for Conquer the Cold this year,” Sandra Andrade, executive director of the Main Street Area Association said in a statement.

ANN ARBOR – On Friday evening, two resolutions to dissolve the Downtown Development Authority were added to Monday’s city council meeting agenda. “If you don’t have a resolution on the agenda, it’s very hard to have a discussion at council,” said Griswold. We’re in the midst of a pandemic and downtown businesses are on their knees and DDA is working hard to find strategies. Pollay said that during the winter months, downtown businesses will face their toughest test yet. “The DDA is the only City entity that has offered and provided support through this pandemic.”Monday’s city council meeting will take place virtually at 7 p.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. On Tuesday, the Ann Arbor City Council approved a resolution that would allow Ann Arbor restaurants and bars in the downtown area to extend their outdoor patios into closed streets. Andrade said the association gathered input from business owners and residents block-by-block when working with the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority on the resolution. Four blocks in the Main Street area will be closed: Main Street between Williams Street and Liberty Street; Main Street from Liberty to Washington Street; Washington Street from Ashley Street to Main Street; and Washington Street from 4th Avenue to 5th Avenue. The resolution was worked on by all four Ann Arbor downtown associations and the DDA. According to Andrade, some streets have been intentionally left open in the downtown area so that restaurants can continue to offer curbside services, which have been vital to many of the downtown restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ROCHESTER, Mich. More cities have started to put out their plans for the so-called new normal," which includes some businesses reopening amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Signs of activity are showing up in downtown Rochester -- so much so that the Downtown Development Authority have relocated into the heart of downtown. READ: Rochester hotel ready to reopen with new safety precautionsIts a space in the heart of downtown meant to help business owners get back up and running. Many have tried to stay open by offering curbside carryout. Watch the full report in the video above.

The William Street Bikeway is the first in a network of planned two-way protected bike lanes across the city. Mayor Christopher Taylor speaks before the ribbon cutting ceremony for the city's first two-way protected bike lane on Oct. 27, 2019. Credit: Meredith BrucknerA police officer shows cyclists a map of the two-way protected bike lane on William Street. The two-way protected bike lane was introduced as a way to help the city achieve Vision Zero -- an international movement to prevent injuries and fatalities on the road. Boober Tours testing out the two-way protected bike lane on William Street.