Thank you to all the residents and visitors that shared their experiences with the Pedestrian Plaza and their opinions on the future of the space beyond 2025 in the community survey that closed on October 6.

Since 2020, the Pedestrian Plaza has provided a two-block, vehicle-free area of Main Street for expanded shopping, dining, gathering, and events each summer. In 2022, the Midland City Council gave multi-year approval to renew the Pedestrian Plaza annually from early June to late September through the 2025 season; however, whether the Pedestrian Plaza continues or stops after 2025 has not been decided.

Learn more about what your friends, neighbors, and visitors to our community had to say about the Pedestrian Plaza by reading the community survey results here: 2024 Commons Pedestrian Plaza Community Responses

To learn more about the experiences of the Downtown Midland businesses, click here: 2024 Pedestrian Plaza Survey Business Responses

The feedback from both of these surveys will continued to be shared with City staff, the Downtown Development Authority Board, Downtown Midland businesses and property owners, and the Midland City Council to help determine the future of the Pedestrian Plaza.

Further conversations and community comment about the future of the Pedestrian Plaza will take place starting with the DDA board meeting of November 13, 2024 – 3 pm Midland City Hall Council Chambers and a recommendation is planned to move forward to Midland City Council on Monday, December 9.

For more information, contact the Downtown Development Authority at 989-837-3330 

Interested to see how this year compares to 2023? Here is the link to the 2023 community survey: 2023 Survey Monkey Pedestrian Plaza Recap