Downtown Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority

About

  (Adopted March 2, 2010, reviewed March 2021)

Over the next ten years, Downtown Lake Orion, Michigan will be the heart and hub of the greater Orion community.  There is a direct connection between the Paint Creek Trail which traverses throughout the community and the historic downtown.  The trail connects both Lake Orion and the downtown, so runners, walkers, and bikers can use our trails and lakeshore for recreational uses and our downtown for choice shopping, dining and live entertainment at many different price points. Our walkable community shall be accessible to all with many barrier-free amenities. 

In the summer months, our Flower & Art Fair and our outdoor LOLive! Music Series will continue to bring thousands of people into town during the evening when all of our restaurants and shops are open.  The Lake Orion DDA shall host several family-friendly signature special events each year that bring our residents, as well as, people from around the state to share our lake and downtown district.  The Lake Orion DDA shows a commitment to fostering arts in our community with a strong partnership with the Orion Art Center.

Our downtown caters to the larger Orion community with many destination businesses that continue to be a mix of local entrepreneurs, franchises and national retailers.  The DDA markets our downtown through many different media channels and actively seek new retailers or tenants when the rare vacancy occurs.  Our DDA will promote an increasingly dense group of mixed uses along M24 and in the downtown, where new condos and apartments can exist side by side in our wonderfully restored residential and commercial buildings.  (Adopted March 2, 2010, revised March 8, 2011, reviewed March 2021)