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City staff brief council on $1.2M CAD community benefits agreement to connect Joe Louis Greenway to Gordie Howe bridge

3375107 · May 8, 2025
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Summary

The administration described a Community Benefits Agreement funded in Canadian dollars to build a shared-use path linking the Joe Louis Greenway to the Gordie Howe International Bridge and to add a trailhead at Clark Park; council requested renderings and streetscape details before formal consideration.

Detroit City Council advanced a resolution to accept a community benefits agreement (CBA) valued at C$1.2 million (approximately US$841,000 as noted by staff) that would fund a shared-use bike and pedestrian pathway connecting the Joe Louis Greenway to the Gordie Howe International Bridge pathways and a trailhead at Clark Park.

Alex Weatherup, assistant director in the Department of General Services, told the committee the…

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