Why a ‘legally complicated’ tax change could benefit Detroiters Detroit Future City | January 13, 2023
In this article, Malachi Barrett from Bridge Detroit speaks to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is backing an effort to reform the city’s property tax structure to reduce the burden on homeowners. […]
Detroit considering tax change, Duggan says Detroit Future City | January 10, 2023
In this Crain’s Detroit Business article, Arielle Kass speaks to Detroit looking into ways to change its tax structure to incentivize development. DFC’s CEO, Anika Goss, shares how her thoughts […]
Detroit's jobless drops below 7% for first time since 2000; experts urge caution Detroit Future City | January 5, 2023
In this article, Sarah Rahal with The Detroit News speaks to Detroit’s unemployment rate that has fallen, according to recently released November figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. […]
Community leaders, residents working every day to improve Detroit neighborhoods Detroit Future City | December 28, 2022
WWJ has been partnering with ARISE Detroit to tell listeners about the good things happening in Detroit as well as looking ahead to next year and finding out what the […]
Detroit mortgage guide: What to know Detroit Future City | November 29, 2022
In this article, Malachi Barrett from Bridge Detroit shares the newly release mortgage and homeownership guides, “A Detroit Homebuyer’s Guide to Overcoming Mortgage Application Obstacles” and “Detroit Mortgage Catalog.” The […]
Report: Infrastructure, Amenities Are Keys to Attracting, Retaining Business in Detroit Detroit Future City | October 25, 2022
In this article, Tim Keenan of DBusiness shares the recent findings of national and local business leaders’ favorable views of metro Detroit, found in the 2022 edition of the Detroit […]
The DFC Strategic Framework, a shared vision for Detroit’s future, is the result of a massive, citywide public-engagement effort. It recommends a series of ideas, strategies and approaches on how to best use the city’s abundance of land, create job growth and economic prosperity, ensure vibrant neighborhoods, build an infrastructure that serves citizens at a reasonable cost, and maintain the high level of community engagement integral to the long-term revitalization of Detroit.
The Field Guide to Working with Lots is a user-friendly tool to connect Detroit residents, businesses, and institutions to resources to learn, collaborate, and better practice land stewardship in Detroit. This step-by-step guide provides readers with instructions on how to transform vacant land in their neighborhoods into 38 landscape designs ranging from installation by beginning gardeners to professional contractors. View the interactive guide now.
Detroit Future City’s (DFC) report, “The State of Economic Equity in Detroit,” illustrates the deep disparities that persist in Detroit and provides recommendations that provide a path to an economically equitable Detroit in which all Detroiters are meeting their unique needs, prospering, and fully and fairly participating in all aspects of economic life within a thriving city and region.