DDA Talks Next Steps for Riverwalk, Market Pavilion, Rotary Square
By Beth Milligan | July 18, 2026
Traverse City Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board members Friday directed staff to prepare a request-for-proposals (RFP) for construction documents to redevelop the Lower Boardman/Ottaway riverwalk area near the J. Smith Walkway. The documents would be the last major design piece for the project, allowing construction to proceed if funding and city commission approvals are secured in the future.
Board members Friday also heard updates on the two other major projects using remaining TIF 97 funds: the new farmers market pavilion, which is set to break ground July 27 but will now take until spring to complete, and improvements to Rotary Square.
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