In the Media

In the Media

On Detroit’s East Side, Managing Vacant Land Takes Collaboration

May 21, 2015

The verdure of spring is on full display in Detroit — but so, too, are the challenges of maintaining open land in a fiscally challenged city where over 30 percent […]

I can’t wait 50 years to live well in my Detroit neighborhood

May 7, 2015

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi This quote resonates deeply with me these days, because in my Detroit neighborhood, the change I wish […]

Why Motown is poised to come roaring back

April 20, 2015

I’ve seen the future, and it is Detroit. That statement may seem audacious for anyone who’s read about or visited the city recently. The storied epicenter of the automotive world […]

Regional approach urged to move Detroit forward

April 14, 2015

The city needs a master plan to guide future development, but also needs to take a regional approach to revitalization, Detroit’s Chief Operating Officer Gary Brown said Tuesday. The Cobo […]

‘Great City’ meeting in Detroit will focus on future

April 13, 2015

The city’s future — and how to get there — is the focus of a community meeting in Detroit on Tuesday that is drawing speakers from around the country. “The […]

“The Making of a Great City” – New program to help Detroit reach its full potential

April 13, 2015

The making of a great city. A new program to help Detroit reach it’s full potential kicks off Tuesday April 14th at the Charles Wright Museum of African American History. […]

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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