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$10.5
million
of the
RAISE
funds
will go
towards
extending
the
current
Dequindre
Cut
Greenway
north of
Mack
Avenue
to
Warren
Avenue
(photo
attached).
Construction
will
include
removing
one
traffic
lane in
both
directions
on
Dequindre
Street,
to build
a
shared-use
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Greenway
project
in
Detroit
receives
federal
grant of
$20.7
mil
By
Patricia
Garcia
tellusdetroit.com
DETROIT
- As
part of
the
RAISE
Grants,
the
Biden-Harris
Administration
has
given
$20.7
million
to the
Joe
Louis
Meets
the Iron
Belle
project
in
Detroit.
The
construction
project
in
Detroit
aims to
create
two
shared
paths
that
will be
incorporated
into the
Joe
Louis
Greenway
(JLG)
and Iron
Belle
Trail
(IBT).
Woodmere
and
Dequindre
Streets
will be
the
intersection
where
these
paths
meet,
complete
with
signage,
benches,
trees,
and
landscaping.
The
extension
of the
Dequindre
Cut
Greenway
from
Mack
Avenue
to
Warren
Avenue
will be
funded
with
$10.5
million
from the
RAISE
funds. A
shared-use
path
will be
built on
Dequindre
Street,
which
requires
the
removal
of one
traffic
lane in
both
directions.
The
remaining
funds
will be
used to
create a
shared-use
path on
Woodmere
Street
for the
Iron
Belle
Trail.
In 2017,
the
Southwest
Detroit
Business
Association
received
a
$30,000
grant
from the
Department
of
Natural
Resources
(DNR) to
initiate
the
planning
of this
section.
"The Joe
Louis
Greenway
is going
to
connect
nearly
two
dozen
Detroit
neighborhoods
to each
other
and the
city's
beautiful
international
riverfront
said
Chief
Operating
Officer
Brad
Dick.
"We are
incredibly
grateful
to the
Biden
administration
for this
critical
investment
into the
thousands
of
people
who will
use it."
Joe
Louis
Greenway
Partnership
Executive
Director,
Leona
Medley
said,
“This
expansion
underscores
our
unwavering
dedication
to
transforming
green
spaces
and
uplifting
community
well-being.
We are
excited
to
continue
working
hand-in-hand
with the
City of
Detroit,
to bring
this
bold
vision
to
life.”
Sharlene
Burris,
who
lives
about
three
blocks
from
where
the new
project
will be
constructed
said,
“Just to
see the
uplift
and
beautification
of our
area is
so
exciting
for me.
I
already
use the
Dequidre
Cut—I
walk it,
ride my
bike on
it so I
cannot
wait
until
the
entire
project
is
completed
so I can
go from
end to
end.”
Among
the
recipients
of RAISE
program
grants,
the Joe
Louis
Meets
the Iron
Belle
project
in
Detroit
is one
of three
Michigan
projects.
Projects
from all
over the
country
received
recognition
as well.
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