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To address traffic congestion, improve accessibility, and boost public safety at Belle Isle Park, the Michigan departments of Natural Resources and Transportation and the Belle Isle Conservancy undertook a comprehensive multimodal mobility study from 2022 to 2024. This 2.5-year study informed the Belle Isle multimodal mobility plan, which outlines a long-term vision and a 10-year implementation strategy to enhance mobility across the park's roads, trails, sidewalks and parking areas. Wade Trim, a metro Detroit-based engineering consultant firm, completed the study.
While some recommendations require further funding and design, several improvements are already underway, including the completion of the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Trail and interim restriping of Central Avenue. Additionally, the design and installation of new wayfinding signage are also progressing, with some installations planned for this year.
Comprehensive data collection informed the study, including traffic counts; an aerial traffic inventory study that included 38 flights; in-person observations of how people moved around the island; extensive discussions with staff, stakeholders and vendors; inventory of wayfinding signs; visitor-use counts; crash analysis and more.
Public input was crucial to the planning process, gathered through intercept surveys, stakeholder meetings and a public open house.
Text-only reports
The report is available in hard copy for review at the park office, the address of which is 99 Pleasure Dr., Detroit.
Report by chapter
For more information about the multimodal mobility plan or upcoming strategic plan, please contact 313-821-9844.
Building upon the multimodal mobility plan, the DNR Parks and Recreation Division will soon develop a strategic plan for Belle Isle Park. This plan will outline additional priorities that align with community needs.
