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Madison Heights wins SEMCOG TAP 'Safe Streets' grant for pedestrian crossings and traffic calming
Summary
City planner presented a SEMCOG TAP grant award that will fund rectangular rapid flashing beacons at three crossings and two mini traffic-calming islands on Wolverine Street, with construction expected in spring 2027 and a local match required.
Madison Heights officials on Jan. 26 announced the city has been awarded a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) "Safe Streets" grant administered by SEMCOG to install pedestrian safety improvements and neighborhood traffic-calming measures.
City Planner Matthew Launerstatter (presented in the meeting as Matt Lonerstatter) told the council the application, submitted in November 2025, targets locations on Concord Drive, East Whitcomb Avenue and 11 Mile Road for rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs) and two mini traffic-calming islands on Wolverine Street. "These funds would provide funding for projects that are shovel-ready…
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