In the Media

In the Media

Are there two Detroits? A new report says yes, but…

September 12, 2017

Joel Kurth, from Bridge Magazine, discusses Detroit’s tax subsidies and investments, and highlights population data from Detroit Future City’s 139 Square Miles report. Are there two Detroits? A new report […]

In northwest Detroit, residents have been revitalizing their neighborhood for years

September 11, 2017

Melissa Anders, from Model D, interviews Beverly Frederick, a resident of the Rosedale Park neighborhood on Detroit’s northwest side, about beautifying her community, and using Detroit Future City’s Field Guide […]

U-M professor breaks down Detroit’s racist history in ‘New York Times’ op-ed

September 11, 2017

Alysa Zavala-Offman, from Detroit Metro Times, discusses Detroit’s history, and references employment data from Detroit Future City’s 139 Square Miles report. U-M professor breaks down Detroit’s racist history in ‘New […]

Biggest hurdles ahead for Detroit

September 10, 2017

Jack Lessenberry, from Traverse City Record Eagle, writes about the challenges Detroit faces, and highlights employment and population data from Detroit Future City’s 139 Square Miles report. Biggest hurdles ahead […]

As expats return to Detroit, its pool of workers hungry for jobs could offer companies solutions

September 10, 2017

Dustin Walsh, from Crain’s Detroit Business, focuses on Detroit’s employment landscape, and using employment data from Detroit Future City’s 139 Square Miles report. As expats return to Detroit, its pool […]

Detroit Future City’s “Lots To Maintain” Fundraising Campaign

September 5, 2017

In October 2015, Detroit Future City (DFC) introduced the Field Guide to Working with Lots, a tool that offers step-by-step instructions, guidance and resources to transform vacant land into a […]

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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