Detroit City Council has adopted a non-motorized plan for the Motor City that calls for more than 400 miles of bikelanes.
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The Michigan Department of Transportation funded the plan's development; the city brought on
Giffels-Webster Engineers as consultants to design it.
Scott Clein of Giffels-Webster says that the adoption of the plan means
many things to proponents of non-motorized transportation. For
starters, MDOT will now attempt to incorporate its recommendations into
any future roadway projects it undertakes in the city, such as the
reconstruction of Michigan Avenue.
It
also does the same for city departments like the Department of Public
Works. "DPW is now in charge of supporting and, hopefully, implementing
portions of the master plan," says Clein.
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