Detroit Future City

2024 Equity Forum and Pre-Event Reception - Oct. 22-23, 2024

We're excited to see you at our fifth annual equity forum events on October 22nd and 23rd. Learn more about our guest speakers and sponsors!

Detroit Future City Releases New Report on Building a Middle Class Detroit - Sept. 25, 2024

Detroit Future City has released "Making the Middle Class: Leveraging Detroit’s Neighborhoods to Build a Middle-Class City,” a new report that examines key factors related to becoming a middle-class city, including population change, income and education, housing, and neighborhood quality.

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Detroit Future City's New Brief on Latino Education & Workforce Outcomes - July 23, 2024

Detroit Future City has released "Prosperidad Económica: Education and Workforce Outcomes for Detroit’s Latino/Hispanic Community," a new publication on Latino/Hispanic Detroiter's education and workforce outcomes, and what solutions are needed to address the challenges.

Detroit Future City Releases New Report on Micro and Small Businesses - May 22, 2024

Detroit Future City releases new report, “State of Micro and Small Businesses in the Detroit Region,” provides insight into the outlooks, challenges, and goals of Detroit-region small businesses, based on 1,235 survey responses from small business owners in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.

Detroit Future City Releases "Keeping Your Family Home," New Report on Heirs' Properties - Feb. 27, 2024

Detroit Future City has released the “Keeping Your Family Home: Addressing the Challenges of Inherited Properties in Detroit” report to detail the scale of family-owned properties in Detroit inherited through generations without formal legal proof of ownership.

Detroit Future City Releases Report on Black Bottom and Paradise Valley Neighborhoods - Aug. 31, 2023

Detroit Future City released a new report, "A Call for Reparative Investment in Black Bottom Paradise Valley," calling for a reparative investment strategy to reverse the immense loss of Black wealth, culture and community that occurred in the name of urban renewal, including the loss experienced as a result of the destruction of historic Black Bottom and Paradise Valley neighborhoods.

Detroit Future City's CEO, Anika Goss, Discussed Detroit's Climate Crisis at TED Countdown Summit - July 11, 2023

How can cities become resilient to the shocks of climate change? As a leading force behind Detroit's ongoing revitalization, Anika Goss spends a lot of time thinking about this question. Connecting the city's industrial past to its sustainable future, she explores the link between climate vulnerability and economic inequity, offering a vision for responding to both challenges at once.