Michigan Avenue from Campus Martius to Cass will receive a $1.7 million facelift courtesy of federal stimulus funds. The project will consist of a complete roadbed reconstruction and new sidewalks and streetlights.
The finished product will look like the streetscape that fronts the Westin Book Cadillac, says project manager Malik Goodwin of the
Detroit Economic Growth Corp. In some areas, the sidewalk will be widened, he says, "to allow for more pedestrian flow and sidewalk cafes for ground floor retailers."
Goodwin says the agency will pursue funding to take the improvements west to the Lodge Freeway. He hopes to see construction on this first phase begin this summer. The local match money for the project was provided by Downtown Development Authority TIF (tax increment financing) funds.
Additionally, two main stretches of Greektown streets will be similarly enhanced with $1.5 million of
stimulus funds, working with the City of Detroit. Decorative and scored sidewalks, new streetlights, bike racks,
trash receptacles and trees will be installed on Monroe St. from St. Antoine St. to
Randolph St., and Brush St. from Lafayette Blvd. to Gratiot
Ave.Read about additional transportation funds being made available to Detroit
here.
Source: Malik Goodwin, DEGC
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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