Detroit’s industrialization often cuts people off from various spaces with its grey infrastructure — roads with wide lanes, large, corporate plants, and several highways. 

That’s why some are excited about the Joe Louis Greenway. When completed, the project will wrap itself around the city, stretching 29 miles and connecting 23 Detroit neighborhoods with bike and pedestrian paths. 

But the Greenway doesn’t have all the funds it needs yet. That’s why it was a big deal that the Knight Foundation recently gave the project $7 million dollars to continue its construction. 

Leona Medley is the executive director of the Joe Louis Greenway Partnership. She spoke with Robyn Vincent.

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