New Report Envisions Detroit as Inclusive Tech Hub
Detroit Landlords Mostly Small Holders, Study Finds
New Land Conservancy in the Spotlight
Goss Keynotes Park Pride Conference in Atlanta
Spring Fundraising Drive on Now
New Report Envisions Detroit as Inclusive Tech Hub
Detroit Future City recently released a new research report, entitled “Tech Tomorrow: A Detroit Vision.” The report outlines a data-driven, Detroit-centric vision for how tech sector employment can support inclusive and equitable economic growth.
Tech Tomorrow draws on employment and investment data, ecosystem analysis, and stakeholder insights to examine the state of Detroit’s tech economy and the challenges and opportunities it presents for the city and her people. It concludes that Detroit has strong momentum in this space, and could add more than 20,000 additional tech jobs over the next five years through coordinated policymaking.
“Our analysis shows that nearly $7 billion in new wages can flow through tech jobs to our city in the next five years,” said Ashley Williams-Clark, Detroit Future City’s Vice President. “And, with smart policymaking,” she continued, “we can make sure these jobs and investment improve outcomes for the broadest cross-section of people in our city.”
Tech Tomorrow was made possible through the generous support of The Song Family Foundation and Kapoor Foundation. To read the full report, click on the link below.
Detroit Landlords Mostly Small Holders, Study Finds
“2026 Update: Understanding the Rental Landscape — A Profile Analysis of Detroit Landlords” is a new report from Detroit Future City, Data Driven Detroit, and funded by the Rocket Community Fund that provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of Detroit’s landlord landscape.
The report examines who owns rental properties across the city, identifies patterns in landlord behavior, and highlights the challenges many property owners face. One notable finding from the report is that most Detroit landlords have small portfolios.
“You hear a lot about corporate landlords these days,” says DFC Director of Research, Edward Lynch, AICP. “But our study found that most landlords in Detroit own just one or two properties, so our local regulations – to be effective – should reflect that reality.”
Michigan Public Radio recently featured a story about the new Detroit GreenSpace Conservancy that Detroit Future City is creating to steward intentional open space in Detroit. The story features insight from DFC staff members Kimberly Faison and Sarah Hayosh about the need for this work and what impact it will have. Click the link below to listen to the story or read more about it.
Detroit Future City President and CEO Anika Goss was a keynote speaker at the 2026 Parks & Greenspace Conference in Atlanta, GA on Monday, March 23rd. Through her address, Ms. Goss shared observations about Detroit’s resilience and the ways in which Detroit Future City has contributed to the city’s resilience, in keeping with the conference theme this year of Resilient Parks, Resilient Cities.
“Detroit’s significant challenges received much national coverage over the years,” Goss says about the city she loves. What has not received as much attention, she thinks, is, “Detroit’s focused efforts to prevent, respond to, and recover from these same forces. Detroit is a very resilient city.”
Goss discussed Detroit Future City’s development and work to create a more sustainable city, through intentional open space and inclusive community development research and programs. She highlighted the widespread inclusion in urban development that the organization’s work makes possible in Detroit, and the myriad benefits the city is seeing as a result.
“The vision we steward was co-developed with 150,000 friends of Detroit,” she says. “That shapes us. We don’t tell Detroiters what they should want; we share ideas and research about what works with them and help them to create their own, more resilient future.”
The 2026 Parks and Greenspace Conference was organized by Park Pride, a nonprofit community organization established in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia. The organization works to improve parks and greenspaces for the benefit of residents all over Atlanta.
Spring Fundraising Drive On Now
Detroit Future City is raising funds now for new research and programming around education, workforce, housing, neighborhoods, and other areas of importance to the future of Detroit. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, DFC relies on the generous support of readers and citizens like you to make this work possible. If you are interest and able to make a contribution to DFC to keep our important work going, please donate by following the prompts at the link below. Thank you for your support!
