By Max Reinhart, MediaNews Group

The city of Southfield is getting more than $1 million to continue making Nine Mile Road safer and more accessible for cyclists and pedestrians.

The money will go toward construction of a nearly mile-long, 10-foot-wide shared-use pathway in Southfield that will connect portions of Oakland County’s 9Line Trail project, which aims to improve safety, walkability and cycling transit along the county’s entire 30-mile stretch of Nine Mile.

The pathway will be situated on the south side of Nine Mile, from M-10 to Greenfield Road, at the far east end of Southfield. Besides improving safety, it will also give pedestrians better access to recreational opportunities in the city, like the trails at Bauervic Woods Park.

It also links to the City Centre Trail, a near

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