The next Woodward: More bikes, more walkers, more green

[xrockerboy]

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[Chicago48]

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This Dream is so-far fetched, at least decades down the road. The city first needs to build newer housing and sell the vacant housing on the market. The city first has to re-populate the city.
Any time of day or night, you can roll a bowling ball down Woodward. It's just NOT a busy street. There's nothing there.

[Gpwrangler]

It's a good idea but you could probably do it cheaper by re-striping a half lane of Woodward and maybe adding some enforcement so that those who use the lanes are actually safe from vehicle traffic. Then, if a lot of people use it, gradually add other improvements.

[DetroitBoy]

This Dream is so-far fetched, at least decades down the road. The city first needs to build newer housing and sell the vacant housing on the market. The city first has to re-populate the city.
Any time of day or night, you can roll a bowling ball down Woodward. It's just NOT a busy street. There's nothing there.

This really isn't a dream in most major European cities. Many have this type of design with dedicated lanes. It is hard to imagine Detroit getting there anytime soon though since so much of what happens here is so backwards.

[dtowncitylover]

This Dream is so-far fetched, at least decades down the road. The city first needs to build newer housing and sell the vacant housing on the market. The city first has to re-populate the city.
Any time of day or night, you can roll a bowling ball down Woodward. It's just NOT a busy street. There's nothing there.

AKA This actually a good idea but I'm scared because it's being "wasted" on a "dead" city like Detroit. If we want people to move into the city we have to do some sprucing up and re-urbanization of the inner core which I think this is trying to do. It also helps our inner suburbs which are increasingly becoming aged. Woodward from 8 to 15 Mile has a lot going on, but it does need a face lift.

Also compared to 10 years ago, Woodward has at least 3-5 pins set up that you can hit.

[Wesley Mouch]

Great to see a plan that runs through both city and suburbs, rather than competing visions.

The 1950's additions of freeways allows Woodward to stop trying to be a major motorway, and to become a more 'Parisian' boulevard. This plan might take it a little too far, but the direction is correct.

[douglasm]

A comprehensive transportation plan is needed, and people aren't going to like it. That' a given. Seattle is a car driven [[no pun intended) city if there ever was one, that is just now embracing the idea of alternate commuter options. Put another way, a Washington DOT planner was asked how many lanes would I-5 need to carry the current volume of traffic. "12 lanes.....each direction" was the answer.

We can't pave our way out. ANY traffic plan that looks at bike and foot travel should be taken seriously. They won't all be good plans, but it's good to see the conversation started.