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Proposal To Add Cafe Seating Along Traverse City Streets On Hold

traversecitymi.gov

A bold idea to use downtown street parking for additional outdoor restaurant seating in Traverse City appears to be on hold for now.

That’s the new recommendation of an ad hoc committee charged with studying the issue. The new recommendations will be presented to city commissioners Monday.

The committee now says the concept should be studied more, and broadened to include other, more park-like uses.

The group also now recommends that there be at least five feet of sidewalk between the street and outdoor cafes that are built on the sidewalk. That change came at the request of disability advocates.