Though the first houses hit the market not too long ago, the project has McNichols Road will get a two-way cycle track and “enhanced” bus stops that extend out from the sidewalk, among other changes. Three community meetings were held in 2018 in Detroit’s largest historic district. There are two main pillars of this plan, which were released at separate points. Developers will begin construction on the There haven’t been a ton of details released about this plan, which will impact one of the city’s most important neighborhoods. For example, a meeting about the Butzel Family Park will take place this Thursday, April 11, to allow residents to voice what they’d like to see in the renovations. The City of Detroit is undertaking an exciting new initiative to take a comprehensive look at how Detroiters move through the City on a daily basis. There’s much more to each than outlined here, many of which exceed 100 pages, and we urge you to read them for yourself. Over the past 20 years significant changes have occurred at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). Through this comparison, the neighborhoods with the greatest need, or difference between supply and demand, are identified. Most of these streetscape improvements will be completed by the end of the year.

Valets, street parking, driveway access, deliveries, and sidewalk uses such as street vendors all need to be considered to ensure operations run efficiently and traffic can flow smoothly in areas that otherwise may become congested. Reach out to us by phone, email, or submit your thoughts to Erika Linenfelser at Atwater Beach, an outdoor gathering space along the river, But that’s really just scraping the surface. The Pedestrian Improvement Plan will help the City prioritize improvements to ensure people can walk safely and comfortably in Detroit. The department engages communities to discover neighborhood needs and areas for potential investment, then creates frameworks that include proposals for streetscape improvements, city-owned properties that can be redeveloped, policy reforms, park upgrades, and other neighborhood-specific changes that the city can make or influence.
We spoke with Cox to provide an up-to-date summary of each one, and will continue to update the plans as they progress. That’s probably because the Eastern Market and the Detroit Economic Growth corporations have taken on much of the heavy lifting for this plan, which has been in the works for a couple years.

The city will also work to preserve 500 units of affordable housing and create 100 more. Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental DepartmentComplete Streets Guidelines will inform how the City designs streets to balance the needs of a multitude of users including people walking, biking, taking the bus, and driving. He also says there will be a strong “environmental justice” component and that nine design firms are competing to get the bid for design lead. Even the streetscaping proposals include traffic calming measures, like island crossings, to increase pedestrian safety in areas where there’s a lot of youth.