As you can see in the video below, a major overhaul of the triangle-shaped park has gotten started in earnest, with work to be completed in the summer. Businesses will remain open.

This one has been a long time coming. Big parts of a plan from 2017 will be put into place. Historically, the park had more green space and was more welcoming than the current design.

What's coming? The Downtown Detroit Partnership says:

• Softening the park by adding new gardens
• Permeable surfacing (it allows water to go through instead of pool or have to be handled by sewer systems)
• Expansion of the dog park and lawn
• A new canopy of trees

If you're looking for some Capitol Park history, may I suggest this link on the monument to Michigan's first governor.