Annalise Frank of Crain’s Detroit references Detroit Future City’s ARPA recommendations in her article explaining how Detroit may spend the $826.7 million in federal pandemic relief aid. Click here to […]
Sarah Hayosh, DFC’s Director of Land Use and Sustainability explains the importance of Detroit residents purchasing vacant lots in this article by Detour Detroit. The publication also references DFC and […]
Anika Goss discusses the importance of fair mapping within gerrymandering and involving communities of interest in that process. The article also references Detroit Future City’s new report “The State of […]
Kelly House quotes CEO Anika Goss on how projects like the Dequindre Cut greenway can serve as a model for future action in green infrastructure. Click here to read the […]
Following a recent virtual panel, PEW discusses the impacts of COVID-19 and federal funding while citing DFC’s latest report, “The State of Economic Equity in Detroit.” Click here to read […]
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.