Rosa Parks and Clairmount

12th Street/ Rosa Parks Boulevard (North of Grand Boulevard to Clairmount)

This streetscape improvement project will extend from Clairmount to Grand Boulevard. These improvements include branding "12th Street" signs and landscape designs in the medians, protected bike lanes, and safe crosswalks, which lends to a connected, walkable neighborhood. Join us in the design development of 12th Street where we plan to strengthen this neighborhood's legacy:

Design & Construction 2020
For further information on this project, please contact:
Gustavo Serratos, Project Manager of Complete Streets at (313) 628-0135
Department of Public Works: www.detroitmi.gov/streetscapes

Rosa Parks Boulevard Two-Way Conversion (South of Grand Boulevard to Michigan Ave.)

Rosa Parks Boulevard Two-Way Conversion (South of Grand Boulevard to Michigan Ave.) The proposed two-way street conversion of Rosa Parks Boulevard begins with an intersection improvement at Grand Boulevard. The extent of the two-way conversion runs to Michigan Ave where the City plans to allow bus routes to also be rerouted for two-way routes along this stretch. The goal of this street upgrade is to provide neighborhoods greater access and connection to the Detroit River.

Design Development and Construction – 2020
For further information on this project, please contact:
Gustavo Serratos, Project Manager of Complete Streets at (313) 628-0135
Department of Public Works: www.detroitmi.gov/streetscapes

Virginia Park Plaza Promenade

The City of Detroit also seeks your feedback on the design development of the Virginia Park Plaza Promenade located at Pingree Street and 12th Street. As an extension of the crosswalk designs identified in the 12th Street streetscape described above, this Promenade extends the Joseph Walker Williams Recreation Center and the Plaza's "front door" to the street with an alee of planted trees and pedestrian walkway to provide a safe, shaded passage to the neighborhood’s core retail center. Join us in the design development of the Virginia Park Plaza Promenade.

Concept design complete

Neighborhood Revitalization Framework

The Rosa Parks-Clairmount Framework addresses a community with a rich legacy and a promising future. Residents value their neighbors and the history of their neighborhood but feel challenged by the prevalence of vacant land in the area and its effect on safety, walkability, and cohesion. This framework, in alignment with corresponding efforts being pursued by the City of Detroit, seeks to: showcase community identity in the physical environment through historically-informed urban design; build continuity through innovative low-cost land stewardship; stabilize neighborhoods through targeted housing improvements and redevelopment; and increase walkability and connectivity through enhanced pedestrian and cycling networks. It does so through three strategies: Landscape, Mobility, and Housing + Economic Development.

The planning strategy highlights and targets the following:

innovative and sustainable uses for vacant lots and structures
renovation and future development of homes and businesses
streetscape improvements such as crosswalks and signage
neighborhood identity and branding based on cultural and historic assets
safe passage for bicycle and pedestrian mobility

Download the Neighborhood Framework Plan

Community Meetings

Please join us for a presentation and opportunity to provide feedback to the City on options for the Rosa Park Streetscape Project. The Department of Public Works will present upcoming improvements to the boulevard including: safety improvements, landscaping, and community branding. Come participate and bring your ideas! The presentation will be held on Thursday, March 5th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Joseph Walker Williams Recreation Center. Please see attached flyer, which you may like to share with your 12^th Street neighbors. The focus of this meeting will describe the streetscape improvements on Rosa Parks Blvd between Clairmount and Grand Blvd.

For more information, please contact: Gustavo Serratos, Project Manager of Complete Streets at (313) 628-0135 or at www.detroitmi.gov/streetscapes

Download Meeting Flyer

Past Meetings

January 9, 2020

Department of Public Works topic: “Rosa Parks Streetscape”
For more information, please see the DPW Streetscape Program.
Department of Public Works: www.detroitmi.gov/streetscapes

August 16, 2018

Community Design Workshop
12th Street Design (Clairmount to Grand Blvd)
Presentation (see Resources below)

Community Design Workshop Presentation

Meeting Flyer

May 11, 2017

Presentation (see Resources below)
Community Polling Results
Discussion topic: “Where do we start?”
Herman Kiefer Development

April 5, 2017

Neighborhood Advisory Council
Herman Kiefer Development

March 9, 2017

Discussion topic: “How things are now”

City of Detroit

Near-Term Neighborhood Transformation Strategies

12th Street/ Rosa Parks Boulevard (North of Grand Boulevard to Clairmount)

Rosa Parks Boulevard Two-Way Conversion (South of Grand Boulevard to Michigan Ave.)

Virginia Park Plaza Promenade

Neighborhood Revitalization Framework

Community Meetings

Download Meeting Flyer

Past Meetings

Documents

Rosa Parks Streetscape Community Meeting

Neighborhood Framework Plan - Executive Summary

Neighborhood Framework Plan

Community Design Workshop Presentation

Meeting Flyer

RPC Presentation Part III

Contacts City Directory