Complete streets puts people first. It is a way of thinking about all the ways our streets build community and benefit people of all ages and abilities. Complete Streets includes everyone, whether they walk, roll, drive, or ride transit. Complete Streets affects how we plan, design, operate, and maintain our streets.
Our goal is to create a transportation system that responds to recent changes and anticipates those to come over the next decade. We have the responsibility to design streets that work for everyone—not only drivers. We also have to invest in areas that have been left behind and in high crash corridors where design changes can save lives.
Paint the Streets
This Program is an easy way to let neighborhood groups and artists bring more art to neighborhood streets. The Paint the Street Program aims to support the strong arts and culture community in Detroit, provide opportunities to strengthen community identity, and indirectly reduce neighborhood speeding.
Speed Hump Program
The goal is to reduce speeding on residential streets, prioritizing streets next to schools, parks, rec. centers, streets with high numbers of children, and those with perceived or documented issues of speeding.
Bagley Street Streetscape Project
Bagley between 24th Street to I-75 Service Drive has been re-envisioned as a “shared street”. Bagley is a versatile new curb-less street that lets the street serve traffic and business needs, while transforming into a lively plaza for special events. The project included enhanced lighting, brick pavers, plantings, and decorations, while making it a better place for residents, visitors, and businesses.
The City of Detroit’s Department of Public Works Complete Streets and Traffic Engineering Divisions partner in participating in the statewide Safe Routes to School Program. The program aims to create safe spaces for children to walk and bike to school.
The goal of implementing a streetscape is to achieve a beautiful corridor where neighborhood businesses can thrive, and where people feel safe and welcomed. The improvements will better encourage all forms of transportation including walking, biking, riding transit and taking a car.
Please join City of Detroit staff for reoccuring office hours every Tuesday at 5:00 pm between the hours of 5:00-6:00 pm. Office hours will continue between June 7th to November 8th
Livernois between Clarita and Eight Mile has been transformed into a walkable, attractive streetscape with a dedicated left-turn lane, wider sidewalks for café seating, protected bike lanes and new
Streetscape Design, Roadway Safety and Multimodal Planning, Joe Louis Greenway, Downtown Transportation Study, Jefferson Ave Transit-Oriented Development Study
With rapid development occurring in Downtown Detroit, effective coordination and collaboration of planning among various public and private agencies are essential to maximizing efficiency of the