Construction on Dequindre Cut scheduled to begin this summer

Construction on the Dequindre Cut greenway's first phase, which will stretch from Woodbridge Street north to Gratiot, will begin this summer.

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Wrote nofunk, a contributor to UrbanPlanet.org, one of several spots on the Internet that feature Dequindre Cut artwork: "That graffiti is freaking AMAZING."

What will happen to the graffiti? Officials said they will keep as much as possible.

"We'd like to consider it an art form," said Leonard Marszalek, chief operating officer for the river conservancy. "As long as it's not profane or obscene, why not?"

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