The Detroit Free Press's Nancy Kaffer writes about our Growing Detroit's African-American Middle Class report, where she says it's the "first economic blueprint [she's] encountered in 15 years of covering the city that puts black middle-class families at the center of Detroit's redevelopment priorities."
Model D covers the Working with Lots 2019 Grant Program, which "seeks to transform vacant lots throughout the city into attractive and useful public spaces that positively impact neighborhoods through community-minded activities and sustainability efforts" by focusing on "eight very specific lot designs."
Fox 2 Detroit covers the 2019 Working with Lots Grant Program announcement, which awards grants between $5,000 and $19,000 to individuals or groups interested in converting vacant properties into stormwater sinks and rain gardens.
In 2018, Detroit Future City [DFC] continued to build our organizational capacity to be the steward of Detroit’s long-term community vision. With a growing list of new team members and […]
Early in 2018, DFC convened community partners to discuss strategies for putting Detroit’s vacant industrial buildings back into productive use. This led to a deeper look at the Milwaukee Junction […]
Detroit may be in the Rustbelt, but there is a movement underway making Motown a “green” city where Detroiters thrive. Detroit Future City [DFC] spent the past year helping this […]