Detroit vs Everyone

What is Detroit doing?

Detroit's current non-motorized plan was created in 2008 and has never been updated. It has a Complete Streets department, but no ordiance that requires projects to prioritize safety. Almost all of the projects for 2026 and 2027 are funded by federal grants, not from the city budget. There is no bike network plan or goal to create a certain amount of bike lanes per year. There is no plan to reduce VMT, reduce crashes, or increase the mode share of active transit.

What are Detroit's peers doing?

• Cleveland Moves (2025)
  Build 50 miles of high comfort bikeways, Install centerline hardening at 10 intersections in 2025, Convert at least 150 parking meter poles to bike racks.


• Columbus Bike Plus (2024)
  16 miles of bike lanes built in 2025, 89 miles of protected bike lanes planned, Bikeway Maintenance Policy, Open Streets Program, quick build policy.


• Cincinnati Bike Plan
  Expanding bike network, divided city into 5 parts for survey. Many new protected lanes in 2026. Cincinnati passed a Complete Streets Ordinance in 2022.


• Ann Arbor (2021)
  Ann Arbor adopted a vision zero plan in 2021 which includes 50% VMT reduction and a low stress bicycle network by 2030. They also require bicycle parking on new developments.