Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield and the city’s Public Lighting Authority lit up Rossini Drive Wednesday night, marking the start of a $1 million effort to install 3,000 new mid-block streetlights across the east side.
Watch Megan Lee’s video report below:
Detroit’s ‘Brighten Up the Block’ plan brings new streetlights to east side neighborhood
The stretch of Rossini Drive had long been a dark spot in the neighborhood.
“Now when I come home, its well-lit, makes me feel a lot safer and it’s just wonderful,” Cynthia Loggins said.
Sheffield announced the $1 million investment in March, and crews are now actively installing the first of the 3,000 planned mid-block lights…