M-1 Rail
Penske Tech Center Grand Opening
Mayor Duggan joined Councilwoman Mary Sheffield,
Congresswoman Dingell and members of the business community on Tuesday to
officially open the M-1 Rail Penske Tech Center. The Penske Tech Center will be the headquarters of the M-1 Rail
technology systems, rail cars and operations team, and is located between
Bethune and Custer streets on Woodward. The 19,000-square-foot technical center
facility will sit at the northern end of the 3.3-mile rail loop.
Since 2011, M-1 RAIL has helped generate $1.3 billion in
construction-related economic development along the Woodward Corridor and
surrounding neighborhoods. Known as the QLINE, the service will be part of an
improving transit system in Detroit, connecting with DDOT, SMART, the People
Mover and Amtrak to give Detroiters easy access to their work and play, as well
as hospitals, shopping and education institutions.
Purple Heart Truck
Run stops in Detroit
Mayor Duggan and City Council members honored
wounded veterans Thursday by welcoming the Purple Heart Run Truck to Detroit as
part of its national awareness tour. The Run is a road trip across America
where Purple Heart recipients thank Americans from across the country for their
appreciation and support of our nation’s military veterans and their families.
Driven by Cpl. Tyler Huffman, a disabled veteran wounded in combat in
Afghanistan, the customized Purple Heart Ford F-150 will make its way from
coast-to-coast and back, rallying communities to thank our country’s military
veterans and support this great mission. The 2015 Ford F-150 Super Cab truck
has been adapted to suit combat-wounded veterans who are paralyzed or have lost
legs or arms.
The Purple Heart Run began in Mt. Vernon, Va., on May 2, and will cross
the nation before returning to Washington, D.C., on Memorial Day on May 30.
To learn more, go to: www.stripes.com/news/veterans/purple-heart-run-get-in-a-pickup-and-feel-like-a-guy-again-1.407441
Youth Soccer League kicks off
Detroit’s citywide elementary school soccer league kicked off its third
season on April 30 with nearly 1,000 young soccer enthusiasts set to take the
field. In its first two years, the league had averaged about 600 players.
Mayor Mike Duggan, Detroit PAL, Detroit Parks and
Recreation Department and Detroit schools launched the “Goal Detroit”
elementary soccer league during the fall of 2014 with a goal of introducing the
game to more young Detroiters, regardless of whether they attend a public,
charter or private school.
This spring, the collaboration has expanded to
serve eight more schools and now serves 66 teams from 31 elementary schools.
Matches are played at the following locations:
- O’Hair Park, 20000 Evergreen Rd, behind Henry Ford High School
(northwest Detroit)
- Patton Park, 2301 Woodmere St., (southwest Detroit)
- Farwell Park, 2711 E. Outer Drive (northeast Detroit)
Mayor Duggan participates in WSU
Center for School Health in the College of Education
Mayor Duggan joined Wayne State University to host 500 schoolchildren
to promote prevention of childhood obesity and the importance of regular
exercise. An estimated 500 metro Detroit third- and fifth-graders came to
Matthaei Physical Education Center to participate in an event promoting the
prevention of childhood obesity and the importance of regular exercise.
The annual event, called “All Children Exercising Simultaneously”
(ACES) day, draws thousands of elementary school students to sites around the
world for exercise and promotion of physical activity in schools. PACES Day
teaches families an important message: A family that exercises together, spends
quality time together while leading a healthy lifestyle.
What's Coming up?
Detroit Contractor Opportunity Fair
Join Mayor
Duggan at the Detroit Contractor Opportunity Fair to learn about careers in the
demolition, trucking, and environmental sectors of contract work.
Register
online and learn more at: www.detroitmi.gov/demolition.
Date:
Friday, May 13
Registration:
12:00pm
Event Start
time: 1:00pm
Motor City
Makeover – District 6 &7
On Saturday, May 7, west side neighborhoods will be cleaned
through Detroit’s Motor City Makeover annual volunteer beautification initiative.
Last year,
nearly 8,000 volunteers participated in the annual event, representing more
than 300 community groups and block clubs across the city. Volunteers picked up
1,300 tons of debris. In 2015, the Detroit Department of Public Works crews
removed 31,800 tons of illegal dumping from 44,641 locations and collected
111,000 tires. During last year’s effort, sponsors donated 88 dumpsters and $35,250 in
cash and $70,000 in in-kind donations and supplies.
Interested individuals must register with the City of
Detroit to receive limited supplies and to schedule a pickup of bagged litter.
To register and learn more, go to www.motorcitymakeover.org
DPM Public
Hearing Dates May 10-11
Residents are advised that the Detroit Transportation
Corporation (DTC), owner and operator of the Detroit People Mover (DPM), will
suspend service operations beginning 2 a.m. Saturday, June 11 through Sunday,
June 26 for construction work on the DPM guideway. It will restart Monday, June
27. The project is essential to maintaining the system in a state of good
repair.
In preparation of this service improvement, DTC will hold
two public hearings to receive input regarding the proposed service closure and
to obtain formal public comments. Oral and written comments will be accepted at
the events listed below:
Daytime Public Hearing
Tuesday, May 10
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
DTC Administrative Office
The Buhl Building, Suite 400
535 Griswold Street
Detroit, MI 48226
Evening Public Hearing
Wednesday, May 11
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Rosa Parks Transit Center
1310 Cass Ave.
Detroit,
MI 48226
For
more information, call (313) 224-2160
Upcoming Road
Closures:
The Detroit Department of
Public Works has announced the following street closings:
- Westbound
Cadillac between Woodward and Bates will be closed completely from now through
Oct. 22 for street activities.
- Eastbound
Cadillac between Woodward and Bates will be closed completely from now through
May 7 for special activities.
- Westbound
lanes on Michigan Ave from Griswold to Shelby will be closed completely from
now through September for building renovation.
However, one lane in each direction for both eastbound and westbound
traffic will be open at all times, using the eastbound lanes.
- Jefferson,
Larned, E. Grand River, Times Square, St. Anne, and Lafayette will have
intermittent traffic detours to perform fiber cable work from now through June
15, from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m.
-
Congress
from Woodward to Bates will have northern westbound lane and sidewalk closed
for building renovation from now through Sep. 31.
- Woodward
from Gratiot to Michigan will be closed for M-1 Rail crossover construction
from now through May 21.
- Griswold
from W. Grand River to John R will have northbound lane and parking lane closed
from now through June 2017 for building renovation. However, one lane in each direction will be
maintained.
- Cadillac
Square from Woodward to Bates will have parking lanes closed from now through
Oct. 29, 2016 for Food Huts Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. However, two lanes in each direction will be
maintained.
- Eastbound
I-75 Service Drive from drive approach south of I-75 to John R will be closed
completely from now through May 9, for garage construction.
- Washington
from Larned to the alley east of Washington will be partially closed from now
through Oct. 31, for building construction.
- Larned
from Washington to the alley north of Larned will be partially closed from now
through Oct. 31, for building construction.
- Fort
St from Griswold to Shelby will have the WB southern lane and median closed
from now through May 7, for conduit and cable installation.
- Griswold
from Larned to Congress will have the EB northern lane closed now through Jun.
25, for building façade work.
- Shelby
from Grand River to State will be closed completely now through Jun. 1, for
building construction.
-
First
at Lafayette will be closed completely from May 9, 2016 through May 10, for
conduit and cable installation.
- Shelby
from Fort to Lafayette will be partially closed from May 8, 2016 through May
11, for conduit installation.
- Lafayette
from SB M-10 through Third will be closed completely from May 12, 2106 through
May 13, for conduit installation.
-
Mt.
Elliott from Evaline to Mound will be closed for bridge reconstruction from now
through May 16.
- Prentis
between Third and the Alley west of Cass will be partially closed from now
through May 6, for fiber installation.
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