In the Media

In the Media

COVID-19’S Role In Economic Inequity

October 13, 2020

The Detroit Regional Chamber references our “COVID-19: Future Resilience Demands Greater Equity Today” report when talking about the virus’s economic inequity in the region.   Click here to read the full […]

COVID Response: Detroit Future City says solutions will require new approaches

September 1, 2020

John Gallagher talks with our executive director, Anika Goss, about the new challenges for DFC and its work amid the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read the full article here.

Valuing Black Cities

August 17, 2020

Executive Director Anika Goss joins the discussion on the negative economic and social effects of the deliberate devaluation of Black communities with Urban Consulate. She sat among Brookings Institution and […]

Study: Wage gap widens between Black, white workers, especially in Michigan

August 12, 2020

The Center’s Director, Ashley Clark, comments on results from a new Michigan State University study that shows earnings of Black workers have fallen relative to the earnings of white workers […]

Detroit pushes to raise low census response rate as count timeline cut

August 5, 2020

Executive Director Anika Goss comments on the importance of the Census in regards to DFC’s research report creation. Read the full article here.

Co.act Detroit awards $1.4 million in pilot round of funding

July 22, 2020

Crain’s Detroit Business announces Co.Act’s 2020 grants to fund pilot programs. Among the grantees is DFC’s Detroit Neighborhood Housing Compact convening of 80 public, private, nonprofit and philanthropic stakeholders to […]

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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