Birmingham to upgrade downtown parking options
Source: metromode, 3/27/2008
Finding the elusive downtown parking spot is about to get easier in Birmingham sooner rather than later. The city is planning to either refurbish or begin creating more than 1,000 new parking structure spots this year.
Redford begins downtown park, pushes other projects forward
Source: metromode, 3/27/2008
Downtown Redford is on track to look like more and more of a real downtown this summer. The Township is about to begin building a pocket park that will serve as a gateway to the central business district and is gearing up to start work on the Redford Marquee later this spring.
Lofts on the 9 rises from the ground up in downtown Ferndale
Source: metromode, 3/27/2008
Although everyone is patiently waiting to throw baseballs around by the time footballs start flying people will be moving into the Lofts on the 9 development. Work on the downtown Ferndale building recently began and is set to wrap up this fall.
Meetings set for development of regional transit plan
Source: metromode, 3/27/2008
Moving mass transit forward in Metro Detroit is starting to gain momentum. So much so that Metro Detroit's Regional Transportation Coordinating Council (what's left of DARTA) is hosting public meetings in early April to come up with a regional transit plan, a subject that hasn't been seriously debated publicly for years.
Farmington looks to gussy up downtown businesses
Source: metromode, 3/27/2008
Locals are looking to put a better face on downtown Farmington. Local DDA officials are launching an effort to get more downtown business and property owners to take advantage of new and existing facade-improvement programs this summer.
Mt. Clemens Cairns Comm Center becomes reality
Source: metromode, 3/27/2008
When someone in Mt. Clemens says "What about kids?" people will have a ready, one-word answer: Cairns. Work on the new $1.6 million community recreation center will be completed this spring and it's set to open in June.
Gratiot work looks to preserve Mt Clemens bridge history
Source: metromode, 3/27/2008
Everyday, thousands of people drive over a piece of Mt. Clemens history. Soon the Michigan Department of Transportation plans to update that piece of history (a bridge over the Clinton River) when it rebuilding four miles of Gratiot Avenue.
Birmingham residents push to re-establish dog park
Source: metromode, 3/27/2008
"No Dogs Allowed" may have been made famous in Peanuts, but some Birmingham residents are working to take those barriers down in Birmingham. At least in the parks where the Birmingham Dog Owners Group is working to establish another dog park in the affluent suburb.
Foley Mansfield to open new office in downtown Ferndale
Source: metromode, 3/20/2008
Old is new in downtown Ferndale now that Foley Mansfield is close to finishing its newest acquisition. It is close to finishing renovations on a former Ferndale Public Schools administration building that are turning it into Class A office space and downtown's latest historic gem.
Work to begin on Northville's Center Street Square
Source: metromode, 3/20/2008
The old is out to make room for the new in downtown Northville. Three old houses have been razed and now construction workers are getting ready to start building Center Street Square.
Dearborn campaign targets homebuyers
Source: metromode, 3/20/2008
Homeownership has always been a hallmark of living in Metro Detroit and Dearborn is trying to extend that tradition by starting a campaign to attract more homebuyers to the city.
Developer plans eight-story hotel for Birmingham
Source: metromode, 3/20/2008
Birmingham residents are going to get a kink in their necks looking at all of the mid-rise structures being built. The latest proposal is for a eight-story hotel at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Maple Road.
Ferndale's ID Woodward Lofts to rise this spring
Source: metromode, 3/20/2008
The developers behind ID Woodward are getting ready to give the project a green light on construction. Work on the mid-rise mixed-use building just north of downtown Ferndale is set to begin this spring.
Ann Arbor's East Stadium bridge gets new design
Source: Concentrate, 3/20/2008
One of Ann Arbor's oldest bridges is about to get a little more than an extreme makeover. City officials are working on plans to replace the East Stadium Boulevard Bridge over State Street within the next couple of years.