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Royal Oak adopts hybrid plan to reconfigure 11 Mile Road, prioritizing safety and green space
Summary
After weeks of public outreach, the Royal Oak City Commission approved a hybrid lane‑conversion plan for 11 Mile Road that combines curb realignment and targeted on‑street parking to improve pedestrian safety, add tree canopy and create redevelopment opportunities; staff will pursue federal Safe Streets grant funding to close a $3.4M budget gap.
The Royal Oak City Commission voted June 23 to advance a hybrid redesign of 11 Mile Road between Woodward and I‑75, choosing a compromise that combines curb‑inward green buffers with targeted on‑street parking to support future redevelopment and pedestrian safety.
Commissioners and staff framed the change as a safety‑first lane conversion: the road will be reconfigured to three lanes (one lane each direction plus a center left‑turn lane) to reduce rear‑end and side‑swipe collisions and to provide safer crossing opportunities. Traffic staff said the corridor study predicts a 15–17% reduction in crashes and only a 12–54 second increase in peak‑hour travel time across the corridor, depending on the segment and mitigations implemented.
"The biggest one is safety," traffic planner Holly Donahue told the Commission, summarizing the three design concepts staff tested. "We want to improve safety along 11 Mile Road, primarily by having that…
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