DFC is a think tank, a policy advocate and an innovation engine founded on the principles of inclusion, community and the development of data-driven strategies.
A decade ago, nearly 100,000 houses in Detroit went into foreclosure. Providing quality housing for all income levels is essential for the future of Detroit. This article highlights Detroit Future City and Anika Goss-Foster’s work and vision around rebalancing Detroit’s housing market.
Mose Primus, a DFC Field Guide Mini-Grantee, has transformed land in Yorkshire Woods into a beautiful community space including a rain garden, entitled "Yorkshire in Bloom"!
In this excerpt from “The Empty House Next Door,” author Alan Mallach credits Detroit Future City’s Field Guide to Working With Lots as an invaluable resource for community organizations and activists in any city in the United St
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Detroit Future City’s (DFC) 139 Square Miles report is the first comprehensive, citywide, data-driven report that our organization has produced for Detroit since 2012, when we released the DFC Strategic Framework, the 50-year shared vision for the city’s future. This report focuses on four key areas: population, people, economy and place. This report shows that for the first time in 60 years, Detroit is moving toward population growth, with the economy on the rise and neighborhoods beginning to stabilize.