A commercial-heavy Mexicantown avenue will be remade into a shared street and millions will be poured into Clark Park improvements under a plan for Detroit's West Vernor corridor.

After the city's recent expansion of its Strategic Neighborhood Fund investments in areas outside downtown, it has laid out a vision for the southwest Detroit corridor that planning director Maurice Cox said complements its existing walkability and diversity.

The city planning department revealed the neighborhood framework at a community meeting Tuesday night, city spokesman Tim Carroll said.

A highlight of the three-year strategy is revamping two restaurant-lined Bagley Avenue blocks in Mexicantown as Detroit's first shared street, Cox said. The blocks run between the Fisher Service Drive and 24th Street.

The concept is a flat street without raised sidewalks that's more flexible for festivals and markets, with foliage and overhead "artistic" lighting, according to the framework plan. It'll still be accessible to vehicles at most times.