Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance

Last Tuesday, the full Detroit City Council approved two resolutions relating to an MDOT-funded Non-Motorized Transportation Master Plan.

Giffels-Webster along with other firms and the City of Detroit developed the plan, which calls for various improvements for walking and biking in Detroit, including greenways and nearly 400 miles of bike lanes.

Link to Detroit Non-motorized Transportation Master Plan

While this plan had been accepted by Detroit Traffic Engineering, it wasn’t getting implemented.   And, since it had not been endorsed by City Council, MDOT had reservations about whether it was truly official.

MTGA and others vowed to change that.

We worked to get the plan formally presented to Council President (now Mayor) Ken Cockrel Jr.’s Green Task Force.  We received a very favorable response.

Next, the plan was presented to the city council’s Public Health and Safety Committee.  With a solid showing of public support, the committee created resolutions to approve it.  Those resolutions were approved last week by the full council.

Both resolutions are shown below.  The first endorses the plan while the second urges Detroit’s mayor to implement it. Read the rest of this entry »