Community Event Recaps
Explore recaps of recent community events, including key topics discussed, presentation slides, display boards, and other materials shared with the public throughout the I-375 project. As the project moves into the design and construction phase, MDOT is planning several more engagement opportunities, including discussing the new boulevard design, neighborhood enhancements, traffic operations during construction, and business opportunities. These meetings ensure that the project reflects the needs and priorities of those who call Detroit home.
Event Highlights & Presentation Materials
June 2025 Community Meeting
On Thursday, June 5, 2025, the Michigan Department of Transportation hosted a Community Meeting at the Eastern for the I-375 Reconnecting Communities Project. The meeting used a hybrid format combining a presentation and stations that attendees could visit to learn more about the project and recent updates. This meeting featured many project materials, including a presentation and project boards that can be viewed below.
April 2025 Community Meeting
Challenges and Opportunities: Early Land-Use Scenarios
On April 22nd, the City of Detroit hosted a community meeting to get feedback with a simple proposition – What can the creation of 30 acres of new land in the heart of our city do to improve the community? Attendees had a short thought exercise on scenarios developed from the perspective of the resident and from the visitor to Detroit to gather feedback on what given land uses could be used to improve the resident (residential) scenario and the visitor (Entertainment) scenario. Participants were then asked to create their own scenario through a longer, table exercise that did not have any preconditions using the given land-uses, other than existing landmarks. If participants wanted to add uses for consideration, they were given the opportunity to do so. We received a wide range of feedback, all of it important and all of it to be considered as we move forward in developing a zoning and land-use policy that is informed by Detroit residents.
Additionally, we introduced our new director of planning, Alexa Bush, who presented an overview of the framework and when the excess property comes online for future development; how the framework process can inform the future vision; an update on existing conditions; and a recap on Community Meeting #1.
March 2025
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
On March 12, 2025, the Michigan Department of Transportation hosted a Local Advisory Committee (LAC) meeting where the team provided a Neighborhood Framework update, design update, shared feedback from listening sessions hosted about accessibility needs during construction and discussed early works construction coming this fall. Materials from the meeting can be found here.
Evening on Black Bottom and Paradise Valley Recap
On February 25th, MDOT and partners hosted an Evening on Black Bottom and Paradise Valley at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. The event honored and acknowledged the cultural past and historical significance of the Black Bottom and Paradise Valley communities.
