The
Jefferson East Business Association is banding together with its Grosse Pointe Park neighbors to improve the aesthetics of the Alter Road border between the two communities. The process begins with an April 19 design charrette that will be facilitated by JEBA's executive director, Joshua Elling.
The planning process and $35,000 of implementation is being funded by the
Local Initiatives Support Corporation as part of its Metro Detroit Regional Investment Initiative, an effort to bridge divides between Detroit and its neighboring suburbs.
Particular attention will be paid to four gateway intersections along the corridor: E. Jefferson, Charlevoix, Kercheval and Mack. JEBA has worked with students from the University of Michigan's Landscape Design Masters Program to generate concepts that will be used to kick start brainstorming at the charrette, "to help get the creative energy flowing," says Elling.
Once ideas are vetted and designed, Elling hopes to see construction get underway in late summer. For more information or to RSVP, contact him at 313-331-7939 or
[email protected].
Source: Joshua Elling, JEBA
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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