Nine Mile Corridor for Connectivity, Placemaking & Recreation

Where will your project take place?

Nine Mile Road bewteen Greenfield & Southfield roads, Southfield

Briefly Describe Your Project Idea:

This is the Southfield portion of a multi jurisdictional (Hazel Park, Ferndale, Oak Park, Farmington & Farmington Hills) initiative to enhance the 9 Mile corridor for health & wellness and for economic revival. The corridor in Southfield has lost its luster. Our partners … continued elsewhere

Why does your community need this project?

9 Mile has lost its vibrancy in part due to the demolition of three high rise buildings, aging apartment complexes, & closure of Northland Mall, Additionally, Southfield is a post-WWII was city designed around the automobile. We are working to make the city more pedestrian friendly and encourage non-motorized transportation. We are adding pathways to 9 Mile where none exist & adding streetscape elements and art to make the corridor more attractive for redevelopment. Art is an economic driver.

What do you hope to achieve through this project?

We see it as a link between I-75 and I-275 on the west to connect to north/south trails. We also see this as a tool to spur revitalization and reinvestment in this corridor. With the coming redevelopment of the former Northland Mall (just to the south) we see our efforts as most opportune.