MLK Corridor Equitable Mobility Enhancement Project

About the Project

This project will fund the construction of Complete Streets improvements along approximately two-miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Drive and to six roadways in the approximate 33-acre area surrounding the South Norwalk Train Station. The project will include road-diets, connectivity enhancements, bicycle, pedestrian, and transit accommodations, wayfinding signage, landscaping, drainage, ITS, and digital transportation messaging signage with real-time transit information. The City also plans to increase street trees, green infrastructure, and curbed bioswales to help reduce the heat island effect in the area, with a goal of enhancing safety and quality of life by encouraging walkability and connectivity.

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November 4, 2024

City of Norwalk Wins $14M Federal RAISE Grant

A press conference was held on November 4, 2024

On November 4th, the City announced it has been awarded a $14 million federal RAISE grant to fund the MLK Corridor Equitable Mobility Enhancement Project. These grant funds will pave the way for many improvements along approximately two miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Drive and to six additional roadways in the nearly 33-acre area surrounding the South Norwalk Train Station.

This project will fund the construction of Complete Streets improvements along approximately 2-miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Drive and to six roadways in the approximate 33-acre area surrounding the South Norwalk Train Station. The project will include road-diets, connectivity enhancements, bicycle, pedestrian, and transit accommodations, wayfinding signage, landscaping, drainage, ITS, and digital transportation messaging signage with real-time transit information. The City also plans to increase street trees, green infrastructure, and curbed bioswales to help reduce the heat island effect in the area, with a goal of enhancing safety and quality of life by encouraging walkability and connectivity.

The MLK Corridor project will include connectivity enhancements to improve all modes of transit within the area. Some of the improvements include: bicycle, pedestrian, and transit accommodations; wayfinding signage; landscaping; drainage; and digital transportation messaging signage with real-time transit information.