This will be great for improving Michigan Ave between Downtown and Corktown. Although I do wish that long term light rail is added.


Michigan Avenue in Detroit's Corktown to undergo $50 million overhaul

The project, scheduled to start in 2024, is intended to tie into Ford Motor Co.'s renovation of Michigan Central Station, the nation's first wireless EV-charging road and the broader vision of creating a "connected corridor" from Detroit to Ann Arbor.


The Detroit Mobility and Innovation Corridor will include:



  • Expanded sidewalks and pedestrian amenities such as seating, lighting and street trees





  • Raised bike lanes at sidewalk level for areas with existing lanes, new dedicated and buffered bike lanes downtown and bike racks





  • Two center-running dedicated lanes for transit vehicles and for connected and autonomous vehicles, with transit signal priority to limit waiting time





  • Concrete transit islands and new shelters with improved amenities





  • Additional/enhanced mid-block pedestrian crossings with improved markings and islands





  • New signalized intersections




The red brick drag at the heart of Corktown, beloved for its historical value but bemoaned by motorists for its poor condition, will be replaced by new red concrete pavers while the old brick "will be carefully removed, restored, and reincorporated into other aspects of the roadway's design," according to the RAISE grant application.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/infras...llion-overhaul