Walkway over downtown Northville takes another step forward

A two-story walkway that will provide a convenient — and eye-pleasing — way in to the heart of downtown Northville is picking up pace. The project limped along under City Council municipal budget discussions rededicated the funding away from walkway over East Main Street. But Northville’s Downtown Development Authority says the money will be allocated and the walkway built. The Walkway project is expected to cost about $700,000, much of it paid for by federal grants and other sources. About $100,000 is still needed. Catherine Woods, special events coordinator for the Northville DDA, says the walkway will make travel into downtown easier. “This would keep pedestrians from walking around the block,” she says. “It would be a cut-through that takes your right near Town Square,” where concerts are held, Wi-fi users hang out, and people have lunch. “It’s about making it more accessible for everyone, and it will be especially convenient for the elderly, people with disabilities, women with strollers, everyone.” Woods says. Besides the opening of the walkway, the DDA’s 2011-12 initiatives include a street-scape enhancement project, new downtown signage, and electric car parking and charging stations, among other projects. Source: Catherine Woods, special events coordinator for the Northville Downtown Development AuthorityWriter: Kim North Shinehttp://www.downtownnorthville.org/1/163/index.asp