Feds Give 10 Million To Detroit For Greenway Connecting Riverfront and Eastern Market
DETROIT [[AP) — U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin say the federal government is giving Detroit a $10 million transportation grant to improve public access to the city’s historic Eastern Market and other central city attractions.
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Dequindre Cut Expansion Coming - Connecting to Hamtramck and Midtown
Another Little Victory for Detroit. The Dequindre Cut greenway / bike trail system is set to expand following the award of a $10 million federal grant.
This promises to connect vibrant districts via healthy [bicycling and walking/jogging] arteries. Detroit has great opportunities to enhance bike transportation due to wide avenues now underutilized by cars due to population decline and former rail lines. Dedicated and safe bikeways offer great economic potential for fair weather commuters and recreation. And did I forget the environmental pluses too?
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It calls for extending the Dequindre Cut trail from Gratiot to Mack Avenue and two extenders: one would link the Dequindre Cut with the Midtown Loop, and the other would use bike pathways on surface streets to connect the cut to the Hamtramck trail, Carmody said.
The project envisions a continuous greenway system connecting the riverfront to Eastern Market and also to Midtown and the Wayne State University and Detroit Medical Center campuses.
“My guess would be the bridges and the Dequindre Cut extension would come first, [[but) we’re meeting to determine how best to proceed with the money we have available,” Carmody said.
The city and nonprofits now will complete final design work and put out a request for bids. Construction should be under way a year or so from now, given that the terms of the grant require funds to be committed by then, Carmody said.
From Crains discovered via DeadlineDetroit.com.