Lathrup Village Complete Streets Update

The City of Lathrup Village's efforts to plan for and implement complete streets continues. The City adopted a Complete Streets ordinance in September 2011. The draft Complete Streets Plan is scheduled for a public hearing in November, and work continues on the draft of the Non-motorized Transportation Improvements Program.

The plan calls for wider sidewalks on Southfield Road and the establishment of a bike lane adjacent to one-way parking aisles on both sides of the road. Where the parking aisle is not in place, a path would be provided separate from the sidewalks. The Planning Commission felt that bike lanes directly attached to the outer Southfield Road through lanes would have a very limited appeal to riders. Within the proposed Village Center downtown area, on-street parking is proposed on Southfield Road. The Planning Commission is also recommending an extensive bike route system in the residential areas, with new wayfinding signage to direct bicyclists to specific destinations.