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The Southwest Detroit Business Association and its Mexicantown-Hubbard Communities Main Street program, in partnership with the City of Detroit, has received a SEMCOG grant for the planning and design of the SWD-Mexicantown Multilingual Wayfinding and Gateway Signage, in anticipation of the renovation of the Ford Michigan Central Station and the unification of the Roosevelt Park. The project’s goal is to provide safe clear multilingual navigation to residents, workers, and visitors alike. As a stakeholder in the area your feedback is essential.
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Michigan Central and our partner Newlab, a community of experts and innovators applying transformative technology to solve the world’s biggest challenges, have been hard at work this summer exploring unique solutions to the city’s mobility challenges through the launch of the first-ever Accessible Streets Studio cohort.
In early August, teams from the Accessible Streets Studio joined us for lunch at Bobcat Bonnie's, and we took a tour of the neighborhoods surrounding Michigan Central Station to discuss the potential deployment of transformative technology and services in the area.
One Studio Participant, Kiwibot, introduced its autonomous delivery bot, and local business owners watched it roam the sidewalks of Corktown and reflected on how it could support food delivery in the neighborhood. We also had a great meeting with the Corktown Business Association, where members learned how the bot works and what they could expect if they participate in Kiwibot’s pilot program.
Meanwhile, other cohort participants, Sway and KUHMUTE, paid a visit to Mexicantown’s Honey Bee Market, a potential site for their EV car-share program and electric micro-mobility charging hub.
We also introduced the Studio and the cohort’s seven pilot projects to the Southwest Detroit Business Association, where there was great excitement around the proposed activity, specifically with Soofa, Solartonic and Sway all companies that SDBA feels could make a positive impact on Southwest.
This is just a snapshot of how the Studio is facilitating the entry of uniquely creative companies into local neighborhoods, and we’re excited to continue creating space for community leaders, business owners and residents to interact with the technology and services that are rolling out this summer and fall.
The Studio and Newlab remain committed to making everyday life easier to navigate and creating unique opportunities for Detroiters by delivering innovative technologies, products and services to address transportation and accessibility challenges.
For more info about the Accessible Streets Studio and its cohort, click here. And if you’d like to help us find solutions to the mobility challenges in the neighborhoods around Michigan Central, click here, and together we can create a more connected Detroit. Share your thoughts in the Feedback tab on how these pilots could benefit the neighborhood!
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Enjoy music, dance, fitness, food and share your vision for Roosevelt Park.
Saturday August 28, 2021 12-5pm
Roosevelt Park
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Festival de la Comunidad
Del Roosevelt Park Unificado
Disfruta de la música, el baile, el ejercicio, la comida
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Sábado Agosto 28, 2021
Roosevelt Park
In late March 2021, Ford begins construction for the Bagley Mobility Hub. To ensure the safety of the community, especially bicyclists and pedestrians, we will be implementing the following changes to the traffic routes on the south side of Bagley Street:
These changes will remain in place from late March, 2021 to February, 2022
Questions? Contact us at: questions@michigancentral.com or call 313-845-3673
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