Greening of Detroit working to coordinate, link greenways projects

The Greening of Detroit,
along with the city’s Planning Commission and Planning and Development
Department, is holding a series of events  to coordinate greenways
planning throughout the city.

The Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan’s Greenways
Initiative has sparked “an explosion of excitement and enthusiasm for
greenspaces,” says Greening of Detroit’s Ashley Atkinson. “Now a plan
must be created to identify a unified vision and plan for linking
greenways citywide.”

The Greening of Detroit is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 14 at their office at 1418 Michigan Avenue. Any
organization is invited to stop by to ensure that a copy of their
greenway plan is included in the overall city inventory.

This inventory, combined with City of Detroit data, will be presented
at two workshops at the Belle Isle Casino. The first, from 5:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, will present a preliminary greenways map.
At this time, the public will be invited to identify missing projects
and share ideas for future greenways.

The second workshop from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, is
intended to allow city officials and other key stakeholders an
opportunity to review and discuss the preliminary map.

Greenways currently being planned or under development in Detroit
include the Corktown-Mexicantown Greenlink, Southwest Detroit-East
Dearborn Greenway, Midtown Loop, Dequindre Cut, Hamtramck Trail, the
Lyndon Greenway Project in Northwest Detroit, Conner Creek Greenway,
and the Electric Avenue Greenway in Southwest Detroit.

Source: Ashley Atkinson, Greening of Detroit