Lincoln Charter Township in Berrien County, Michigan is comprised of a unique mix of residential, commercial, recreational, and agricultural land uses. Located on the Lake Michigan shoreline and half-way between Grand Rapids and Chicago, the Township encounters a variety of planning issues.

The Sub Area Plan is a fine-grained district-level plan that provides goals, policies, and implementation tasks for resolving land use and access management conflicts along the Red Arrow Highway Corridor.

Through community visioning, focus groups, and existing conditions analysis, the plan includes strategies for improving the appearance of the corridor, a new land use plan that better transitions land uses from highway commercial to residential uses, and recommends financing tools for implementing the plan.

The Sub Area Plan is part of the Township’s 5-year update to the Master Plan. The Township is also finalizing a complete rewrite of the Zoning Ordinance that includes modified standards for lighting, signage, land uses, landscaping, and other elements to create a more pedestrian-friendly corridor that integrates commercial and residential land uses.