Northville receives funding for trail projects

Northville has been awarded $1.2 million in funding for a brand new 0.2-mile shared-use path venture at Ford Subject East Park, half of a bigger venture to attach downtown Northville to the Hines Park Greenway, the I-275 MetroTrail and Novi’s ITC Trails.

The venture will create a 300-metre path, two bridges and two zebra crossings connecting Northville Downs and Foundry Flask to the city centre.

Funding is offered by the Southeast Michigan Council of Authorities’s (SEMCOG) Transportation Different Program, which distributes $10 million in federal funding to native transportation initiatives every fiscal yr.

“SEMCOG has been a fantastic associate and one of many largest supporters of issues just like the roundabouts, the inexperienced areas, the masonry of Mill Race Historic Village and a portion of the riverwalk,” mentioned Northville Mayor Brian Turnbull. “We’re so lucky to have them as a associate, roughly a 3rd of the funding comes from SEMCOG,” mentioned Turnbull.

“What’s actually spectacular about this venture is the main focus not solely on mobility, but additionally on pedestrian security, which is a precedence for this group and for all of Southeast Michigan,” mentioned Amy O’Leary, govt director of SEMCOG. “Making certain that our trails are ADA accessible, that there’s a protected approach for our cyclists and pedestrians to cross the highway, and that there are connections to the locations individuals have to journey to are necessary focuses for SEMCOG.”

“Regional Evaluate Committee is without doubt one of the most impactful committees we have now as a result of the employees does a wonderful job of gathering all these initiatives and conducting a radical evaluation. Then we have now a really wholesome debate about the place these funds ought to go. It’s an honor to serve on that committee,” mentioned Gwen Markham, SEMCOG Chair and Oakland County Commissioner. “We all know these initiatives will have an effect for 30, 40 or extra years.”

There was no announcement concerning the begin date of the venture.