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Reports and studies produced for the Ann Arbor Planning Commission on a variety of topics including transportation, housing, downtown and neighborhood development, waste water control, and the city's planning process.

Reports and studies produced for the Ann Arbor Planning Commission on a variety of topics including transportation, housing, downtown and neighborhood development, waste water control, and the city's planning process. The reports were prepared by architectural and engineering firms working as consultants to the Planning Commission. The reports are arranged alphabetically by author.

David R. Byrd (1921-1987) was an African-American architect of churches, residential homes, offices, and schools in Washington, D.C. and Ann Arbor, Michigan. He served on the Board of Commissioners of Washtenaw County (1968-1972), and was an advocate for civil rights and affordable housing for the poor. This collection includes architectural drawings, reports, photographs, and personal and professional correspondence.

The David R. Byrd papers include correspondence, reports, drawings, plans, and photographs regarding the life of David Byrd, his career in architecture, and his civic activism. The papers contain material on churches and other projects Byrd designed in Ann Arbor and Washington D.C., documentation of his interest in city planning and zoning issues in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County and his interest in the school system and the African-American community in Ann Arbor.