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In the Media

10 years after bankruptcy, Detroit progress both promising and disappointing

July 16, 2023
10 years after bankruptcy, Detroit progress both promising and disappointing
Detroit Future City | July 16, 2023

In this article, the Detroit Free Press marks the 10-year anniversary of Detroit’s historic July 18, 2013, municipal bankruptcy filing, the Free Press is examining what has changed, what hasn’t, […]

Black Homeowners Have Saved Detroit’s Failing Economic State, Here’s How

July 14, 2023
Black Homeowners Have Saved Detroit’s Failing Economic State, Here’s How
Detroit Future City | July 14, 2023

In this Black Enterprise article, Sharelle Burt shares how the economic status of the city of Detroit is turning around thanks to Black homeowners, and included data from Detroit Fure City’s […]

3 Detroiters brought climate solutions to international audience at TED

July 14, 2023
3 Detroiters brought climate solutions to international audience at TED
Detroit Future City | July 14, 2023

In this article, MLive discusses how nearly 800 leaders from the science, activism, innovation, business, finance, policy and philanthropic sectors listened to presentations at the Fillmore Detroit and engaged in […]

A Decade After Detroit’s Bankruptcy, Some Hangovers Remain

July 13, 2023
A Decade After Detroit’s Bankruptcy, Some Hangovers Remain
Detroit Future City | July 13, 2023

In this Crain’s Detroit Business article, shared by the Detroit Regional Chamber, Arielle Kass discusses the City of Detroit’s path and ongoing beautification efforts. Those efforts and how it involves […]

Black residents are reclaiming the housing market in Detroit

July 7, 2023
Black residents are reclaiming the housing market in Detroit
Detroit Future City | July 7, 2023

In this Bridge Detroit article, Olivia Lewis shares the release of Detroit Fure City reports surrounding the housing market: Black Homebuyer Demand and Home Sales in Detroit. The article also connects the reports […]

5 takeaways from the Detroit NAACP’s Freedom Walk Summit

June 23, 2023
5 takeaways from the Detroit NAACP’s Freedom Walk Summit
Detroit Future City | June 23, 2023

In this Bridge Detroit article, Nushrat Rahman shared that conversations about policing, Black home ownership and critical race theory took center stage at the first event kicking off the Detroit Branch […]

Detroit Strategic Framework

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.
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The Field Guide to Working with Lots

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.
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The State of Economic Equity

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.
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