Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge move to reduce travel lanes on Woodward Avenue

Michigan‘s most famous roadway could be getting a tune-up next year by losing lanes for both north and southbound traffic.

The reduction in travel space would be paired with shorter crossing distances for pedestrians and a larger emphasis on mobility for cyclists.

Both Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge, whose section of Woodward is scheduled for routine maintenance from the Michigan Department of Transportation next year, approved resolutions to apply for a transportation grant that would help fund the additional changes.

Currently, Woodward has eight traffic lanes that stretch from Detroit into Oakland County.

Under a new proposal from the two suburb cities, each direction would lose a lane and be replaced by on-street parking and a protected bike lane.

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