Detroit Evening Report: City installing new gateway signs to reflect Detroit’s unique neighborhoods
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Mohican Regent Community Association President George Preston proudly stands in front of his neighborhood's new welcome sign.
City officials gathered in Detroit’s Mohican-Regent neighborhood on Monday to celebrate the first of many new gateway signs being installed in communities throughout the city.
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Detroit neighborhoods including Morningside, Denby, Conant Gardens, Brightmoor Ravendale and 60 others will be getting the new signage thanks to more than $500,000 in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. Each neighborhood will receive up to three 6 feet by 4 feet wooden signs to indicate the entrance into neighborhoods, nearby amenities and established associations or block clubs.
Detroit’s Department of Neighborhoods worked closely with residents on the design, materials and location of each sign, focusing in on communities with active neighborhood associations.
“We as a department are excited to honor our neighborhoods by providing neighborhood signs that help identify the uniqueness of our communities,” said Department of Neighborhoods Manager Ray Solomon in a statement. “These neighborhoods have taken the time to organize associations and strengthen their communities for generations to come.”
Neighborhoods and community groups were each given the option to customize their sign based on a menu of 39 colors, 10 sign shapes and three different fonts.
Other headlines for Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024:
- General Motors and Bedrock announced a new proposal this week to fundamentally change the structure of Detroit’s Renaissance Center.
- The Detroit People Mover reopens Wednesday morning with expanded service hours. The elevated train system had been closed since early September for rail replacement.
- If you’re hitting the road for the holidays, the price of gas will be lower than last Thanksgiving, with prices averaging 10 cents cheaper than last Thanksgiving, according to AAA Michigan.
- A cold front is expected to pass through metro Detroit later this week, the National Weather Service reports. High temperatures on Saturday and Sunday will peak at 32 degrees, with snow flurries possible throughout the week.
- The National Association of Black Journalists – Detroit Chapter is holding its “Show The Love” fundraiser event at 6 p.m. Tuesday at The Lager House in Corktown.
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