The Detroit Future City (DFC) Implementation Office is seeking an office manager who is detail oriented, with very good organizational and interpersonal skills to oversee the day to day management of the office, provides administrative support to staff, and serves as the first point of contact for all external constituents. Click here for more information […]
The Detroit Future City (DFC) Implementation Office, aligned with the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) and the American Planning Association (APA), will lead the fifth Planning Information Exchange (PIE) webinar on February 26 at 12 p.m. PIE is a free eight-part quarterly webinar series focusing on tools, best practices, and strategies on the role […]
With projects aimed at stimulating community dialogue on race identity, installing artist-designed lighting, connecting Detroit’s Latino and Latina entrepreneurs with the larger business ecosystem and other pursuits, Detroit innovators are among the 158 finalists of the second annual Knights Cities Challenge. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will announce the winners, set to […]
The Detroit Future City Implementation Office is excited to have two of our community transforming ideas selected by the Knight Foundation as finalists in the Knight Cities Challenge. The Knight Cities Challenge seeks new ideas from innovators and will award grants –from a pool of $5 million– at the city, neighborhood and block level to […]
Create a kayak-sharing program to explore Miami’s waterways. Train kids to monitor environmental conditions in Detroit. Ignite entrepreneurship in Philadelphia through the power of hip-hop. Encourage St. Paul residents to engage in placemaking — on their own front lawns. Those are just a few of the 158 community-transforming ideas that the John S. and James […]