$8M Midtown Loop greenway project to break ground April 15

Transportation options are multiplying in Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood now that construction on the Midtown Loop greenway has begun, allowing the emerging community to establish itself as the Motor City’s most dynamic neighborhood.Excerpt:After seven long years developing plans, raising funds and negotiating easements, University Cultural Center Association (UCCA) is poised to break ground on the Midtown Loop greenway on April 15. The first phase, which runs .85 miles along Kirby between Cass and John R and then south along John R to Canfield, will be complete by October of this year. This fall, a short stretch of the mixed-use path that runs along Canfield between John R and Cass will begin construction and finally, the “loop” will be completed heading north along Cass back to Kirby in the summer of 2011.Sue Mosey, president of UCCA, says the first phase links together several institutions, which will help generate users right off the bat. The path will link Wayne State University, Detroit Public Library Main Branch, Detroit Historical Society, Detroit Institute of Arts, College for Creative Studies, Detroit Science Center and Detroit Medical Center. “There are enough attractions, enough going on, for people to have an experience, which will encourage people to use it,” she says.Read the rest of the story here.