The Metro: Why officials want to cap parts of I-75
The project to cap I-75 could allow pedestrians to stroll between downtown Detroit and certain parts of the city.
I-75 looking South toward downtown Detroit.
In metro Detroit, we’re accustomed to highways. They’re everywhere. They get us to where we’re going quite quickly. But they also have drawbacks, creating noise and air pollution and keeping potential businesses and neighbors further from each other.
A Detroit-based organization and the state are working to change that. The project to cap I-75 could allow pedestrians to stroll between downtown Detroit and certain parts of the city.
Eric Larson, Chief Executive Officer of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, spoke with Robyn Vincent about what’s included in the plan and more.
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