Mayor joins with residents to unveil beautiful new welcome signage being installed across 65 Detroit neighborhoods
- Neighborhoods will receive up to three signs that reflect each neighborhood’s unique identity
- City also providing one additional sign to highlight a specific community asset
- $500,000 project funded by city’s share of American Rescue Plan Act funds
Mayor Mike Duggan, along with residents and members of his Department of Neighborhoods and General Services Department today unveiled the first beautiful new gateway signage that is being installed to welcome residents and visitors to 65 neighborhoods across the city.
The City Council approved a $512,500 contract with Space Lab Development earlier this year to fabricate and install the signs, that will indicate the entrance to neighborhoods and the presence of established associations.
“Every one of Detroit’s neighborhoods has its own name and its own identity and we wanted to celebrate the pride residents have in their community,” said Mayor Duggan. “Thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act, the City was able to help each neighborhood celebrate that pride.”
Each neighborhood will be able to receive up to three signs that welcome residents to the neighborhood. The wooden signs are more than 6 feet tall and about 4 feet wide, each highlighting an amenity of the neighborhood’s choice that reflects their area.
In addition to these signs, the city will partner with Brightmoor Makerspace Association to craft handmade wooden specialty signs. Brightmoor Makerspace is a center designed for youth and adults to foster their creative skills, craftmanship, and business ideas. Youth that are a part of Brightmoor Makerspace will collaborate to design the signs and they will be placed in areas such as community gardens or dedications of land.
The Department of Neighborhoods focused on neighborhoods that have an active neighborhood association. Applications were then sent out to those groups to fill out to request the signs. The Department of Neighborhoods worked closely with residents on the design, materials and location of each sign.
"We as a department are excited to honor our neighborhoods by providing neighborhood signs that help identify the uniqueness of our communities. These neighborhoods have taken the time to organize associations and strengthen their communities for generations to come" Ray Solomon, Department of Neighborhoods Manager said.
Signs were designed in collaboration between residents and the city’s general services department, which also managed the fabrication and installation of the signs.
Community groups had more than 270,000 unique options for their signs, based on a menu of 39 colors, 10 sign shapes and 3 different fonts. Each neighborhood had conversations with their groups to decide on the designs.
In addition to the community's name, community slogan and the year the association was created, each sign also will include a city logo and representation of the iconic City of Detroit flag, to provide a consistency across all neighborhoods.
“We brought more than 60 community groups together and they crafted signs that highlight their unique identities as the foundations of Detroit.” said Zachary Meers, the lead for City of Detroit Blight Remediation Division. “It’s amazing to see how this community-driven project came to life and shines a light on the many neighborhoods that make the city what it is, without the neighborhoods there is no city,” Meers said.
Neighborhoods include:
- Minock Park
- Evergreen Lahser 7-8 Mile
- Winship Community
- Blackstone Park Association
- Greenwich Park Association
- Mohican Regent Association
- Farwell Community Association
- East English Village
- Pingree Park Association
- Petoskey-Otsego Neighborhood
- LaSalle Gardens Community
- Midwest Neighborhood Association
- North Corktown Neighborhood
- Warrendale Community Organization
- DeSoto Ellsworth Association
- Grandmont Community Association
- Castle Rouge
- North Rosedale Park
- San Bernardo Park Association
- College Park Community Association
- Schaefer 7/8 Lodge Neighborhood
- Bethune Community
- Regent Park Community Associations
- Eden Gardens Community Association
- Cornerstone Village community association
- Morningside
- Mcdougall Hunt Neighborhood Association
- Gateway Community
- Wildemere Park Neighborhood Association
- Joy Community Association
- O'Hair Park Community Association
- MacDowell Community
- Marygrove
- Oak Grove
- 8 Mile/Birwood Emerge
- North Central Block Club Association
- LaSalle College Park Neighborhood Association
- East Canfield Village
- Virginia Park Community
- East Village Association
- Lafayette Park Neighborhood Association
- Hubbard Richard Resident Association
- Pride Area Community
- Littlefield Community Association
- Robert Aviation Community Association
- Sherwood Forest
- Krainz Woods Organization
- Yorkshire Woods
- Denby Neighborhood
- Arden Park East Boston Historic District
- Virginia Park Historic District
- Boston Edison Historic District
- HISTORIC INDIAN VILLAGE
- West Village Association
- Hubbard Farms Historic District
- RUSSELL WOODS SULLIVAN- AREA ASSOCIATION
- Franklin Park Community Association
- Barton-McFarlane Neighborhood Association
- Conant Gardens
- Ravendale
- Core City
- WACO
- Farwest
- Nardin Park
- Pave Way
