Warren Avenue Safety Grant

At a glance

What: Authorization to apply for a SEMCOG Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant of $500,000 for the Warren Avenue Safety and Streetscape Enhancements project.
Where it stands: Approved September 22, 2026 (resolution 9-464-26), 7-0 unanimous.
Next: Economic Development Director to submit the application; award not yet recorded.

Motion by O'Reilly, supported by Paris.
The project would rebuild Warren Avenue as a four-lane boulevard with a raised median and a modern roundabout and connect neighborhoods to the regional Joe Louis Greenway. It is in the Master Plan 2030 and the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan.
Total cost $625,000: TAP grant $500,000 (80 percent) and a $125,000 (20 percent) local match from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Green Infrastructure funds.
Passed 7-0 (all seven members present; no nays).

Grant application authorized 7-0 on the motion of O'Reilly, supported by Paris.