Planning Department to host multi-day public input session on University Drive study

Published on August 14, 2025

As the City’s Planning Department continues its University Drive Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Planning Study, the public is invited to provide input during multi-day sessions at City Hall.

The TOD study is analyzing the integration of public transportation and development along University Drive with a focus on three areas: Northwoods, University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and MidCity District.

The sessions will start Monday, Aug. 18, and continue each evening through Thursday, Aug. 21, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 305 Fountain Circle. There will also be a pop-up event Monday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Cavalry Hill Community Center, 2900 Fairbanks St. NW, in the Northwoods Community.

The sessions will be “pin-up” events where the public can provide feedback on work the TOD study consultant team has done earlier in the day.

For Northwoods residents, there will be a shuttle bus Tuesday, Aug. 19, from 5-8 p.m. from Cavalry Hill Community Center to City Hall for that night’s pin-up session.

“This is an unusual opportunity to maximize public input with residents and businesses that are a part of this study,” Manager of Urban and Long-Range Planning Dennis Madsen said. “Our goal with having public events for four straight evenings is that the community will come alongside the City as this project moves forward and provide valuable feedback and perspective.”

TODs, conceived by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, are an approach to urban development designed to bring people, services and activities together with quality public transit supported by walking and cycling conditions to facilitate shorter trips, better lifestyles and more efficient use of city resources.

The City first held informational sessions about the TOD study in June at UAH.

For more information about the University Drive TOD study, click here.