Ferndale really gets it, Foley & Mansfield Pedestrian Alley
Posted by Eric Brown | Filed under Apartments Birmingham MI, Apartments Clawson MI, Apartments Ferndale MI
The City of Ferndale really does get it. They are one by one adding up to being a great pedestrian friendly city, and their recent addition of the Foley & Mansfield Pedestrian Alley is another outstanding project that makes Ferndale such a hip and cool place to work, live and play. Seeing what they are doing in downtown Ferndale just makes you want to move there, what are yoru thoughst?
By BONNIE CAPRARA
Special to The Oakland Press
In the past 10 years, Ferndale has packed thousands of people and cars on its downtown streets and sidewalks for special events to its eclectic mix of shopping, dining and nightlife venues.
Now, it boasts a small and intimate public space with big possibilities with the completion of the Foley & Mansfield Pedestrian Alley.
“People talk about green space, but in a fully developed downtown area that was built in the 1920s, you need quality public space,” Ferndale City Manager Bob Bruner said.
The once dark and difficult-to-navigate block-long service alley is now paved with sparkly cement and brick pavers and includes retaining walls and hardscape seating. Plantings include ginkgo trees, elf hydrangeas, viburnums, arborvitae, reed grasses and lilies. Market lights will be added in the spring.
The alley will now allow for European café-style seating for Club Bart and Dino’s Lounge and rear-entrance access to the Ringwald Theatre.
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