Greektown 'Open for Business' After $20M Streetscape Project

Greektown 'open for business' after $20M streetscape project

West side native Michelle Allen hasn’t been home to Detroit in a decade, but her Tuesday visit to Greektown came at the right time. The historic district is celebrating major strides in its lengthy streetscape renovation project, with the launch of the Monroe Street Summer Series and reopening of a section of Monroe Street to pedestrians with wider sidewalks, outdoor seating, lighting and landscape and other amenities. The progress is bringing a…

Redesigning Greektown: Inside Detroit's New People-First Streetscape

Greektown has been a staple of downtown Detroit for generations. I have so many great memories over the years. It's one of the most "city-feeling" areas of Detroit, and has a litany of great restaurants, bars, and more.Now, a major transformation has made Monroe Street more flexible, pedestrian-friendly, and vibrant for the future.Norris Howard and I sat down with Lori Singleton, landscape architect and design director at SmithGroup, to break do…